The most important skill for a programmer is the ability to read code.

程序员最重要的技能是阅读代码的能力。

The best way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.

学习新编程语言的最好方法是用它编写程序。

The goal of computing is insight, not numbers.

计算的目标是洞察力，而不是数字。

The most important property of a program is whether it accomplishes the intention of its user.

程序最重要的属性是它是否实现了用户的意图。

The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state.

最好的性能改进是从非工作状态过渡到工作状态。

The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.

软件开发中最重要的一个方面是明确你要构建什么。

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.

真正的危险不是计算机开始像人一样思考，而是人开始像计算机一样思考。

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

预测未来的最好方法就是去发明它。

Optimizing compilers are a lot like nuclear power plants. They are both very powerful and very dangerous.

优化编译器很像核电站。它们都非常强大，也非常危险。

The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.

编程语言中最重要的就是名字。没有一个好名字，语言就不会成功。我最近发明了一个非常好的名字，现在正在寻找一种合适的语言。