3 ;;Quote: should a programming language be small (easy to learn) or large (easy to use)?

3+;;Quote: what is it like to use a language that is much too small? this talk uses words of one syllable plus defined words

4 ;;Quote: a thought that seems primitive in our minds is not primitive in a programming language

4+;;Quote: as we write code, we stop frequently to define new terms

6 ;;Quote: small languages such as Scheme and Pascal are insufficient for today's world of graphical interfaces, mobile code, client/server, multithreaded, and multi-language

7 ;;Quote: a programming language should plan for growth; start small; a pattern for defining patterns for real work

7 ;;Quote: new words and rules of meaning should look just like what was designed at the start

7+;;Quote: want to grow Java with generic types and overloaded operators; just like built-in types

9 ;;Quote: a datum is a set of bits that has a meaning; an object is a datum whose parts are defined by language rules; each field of an object holds a datum

9+;;Quote: a field's type tells you what data can be in that field, and what data can not be in that field

9+;;Quote: a method is a named piece of code that is part of an object

14 ;;Quote: law makers, judges, and yourself should define their terms and say all else in words of one syllable; it forces you to talk straight, making it hard to hedge