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John McCarthy (AI, Lisp) once said something akin to: "I think everyone should learn programming. It's the language we'll use to talk to our servants." I want
by jmmcd 14y ago
John McCarthy (AI, Lisp) once said something akin to: "I think everyone should learn programming. It's the language we'll use to talk to our servants."
I want to use this great quote to advertise a programming class I'm teaching. Can't find the original. Any ideas?
- lutusp 14y agoI went looking for it, and it appears in a handful of places: https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22learn+programming%22+%22talk+to+our+servants%22 https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22le... But the sparseness of the hits leads me to think it's not a real quote, or it's been reworded -- something like that.