I created score editions of Henry Purcell’s Ten Sonatas of Four Parts and Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts. These scores were transcribed from the original parts published in 1683 and 1697.
The MIT Jargon File from circa 1988
Email: wcm at sigwinch dot xyzzy minus the zy.
You can usually find me (Wolfgang/Zipheir) on IRC in the #scheme channel on libera.chat.
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Computing is an art form. Some programs are elegant, some are exquisite, some are sparkling. My claim is that it is possible to write grand programs, noble programs, truly magnificent programs.
—Donald E. Knuth, Case Alumnus, reprinted in Scheme and the Art of Programming by George Springer & Daniel P. Friedman
Around computers it is difficult to find the correct unit of time to measure progress. Some cathedrals took a century to complete. Can you imagine the grandeur and scope of a program that would take as long?
—Alan J. Perlis, Epigrams in Programming