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"The best book on programming for the layman is 'Alice in Wonderland'; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman."

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About Alan Perlis

Alan Perlis was an American computer scientist and educator, the first recipient of the Turing Award and a pioneer of programming languages.

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