Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"Complex problems often have simple solutions. The art is in finding them."Barbara Liskov
"Data structures are the poetry of programming. Choose them with care."Barbara Liskov
"Good design feels invisible. If the user notices the design, something is wrong."Barbara Liskov
"An interface should be easy to use correctly and hard to use incorrectly. Aspire to this."Barbara Liskov
"As a designer, the most important thing is to observe, to understand what people like."Shigeru Miyamoto
"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."Shigeru Miyamoto
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in design."Shigeru Miyamoto
"Simplicity is not the absence of complexity, it's the absence of complication."Shigeru Miyamoto
"The best designs are often the simplest ones."Shigeru Miyamoto
"I believe in the power of good design."Shigeru Miyamoto
"Great design is about understanding people."Shigeru Miyamoto
"Authenticity in your work resonates more than polished perfection."John Carmack
"Programming languages are tools for human expression, not just machine instructions."Guido van Rossum
"I find it useful to distinguish between 'elegance' and 'simplicity.' Elegance is more important."Bjarne Stroustrup
"Perfection is achieved not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing left to take away."Bjarne Stroustrup
"Sometimes the elegance is in what you leave out, not in what you put in."Bjarne Stroustrup
"I like programming because it combines the best of mathematics and craftsmanship."Bjarne Stroustrup
"The ultimate goal is to write code that is clear, efficient, and beautiful."Bjarne Stroustrup
"Literate programming is a methodology that combines a programming language with a documentation language."Donald Knuth
"Computer programming is an art because it applies accumulated knowledge of the best means to reach chosen ends."Donald Knuth
"In programming, clarity should always come first."Donald Knuth
"Good design is invisible. It should feel natural and intuitive, like it was always meant to be that way."Yukihiro Matsumoto
"Programming is poetry written in logic and executed by machines."Yukihiro Matsumoto
"The art of programming is knowing which problems to solve and which to ignore."Yukihiro Matsumoto
"Art is the expression of the human soul."Ralph Baer
"Art challenges us to see the world differently."Ralph Baer
"Good design is invisible. You don't think about it; it just works."Guido van Rossum
"Abstraction is about hiding unnecessary details."Guido van Rossum
"I prefer to create experiences rather than just games."Shigeru Miyamoto
"The heart of any great game lies in its soul, not its technology."Shigeru Miyamoto