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Alan Perlis

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.

Alan Perlis

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Alan Perlis is saying that making mistakes in programming is unavoidable and common. He believes that even with better education, these errors won't decrease much, so we must accept that imperfect coding is part of the process.

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