7+ Ellen Ullman Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Ellen Ullman quotes and sayings.

We build our computer (systems) the way we build our cities: over time, without a plan, on top of ruins — Ellen Ullman

But you can't stop knowing something, can you? — Ellen Ullman

Software engineering is not about right and wrong but only better and worse — Ellen Ullman

I've always written. I'm from an older generation of programmers [who] did not come out of engineering. [A]ll sorts of people were drawn in from the social sciences and humanities. — Ellen Ullman

The messiness cannot go into the program; it piles up around the programmer. — Ellen Ullman

To be a programmer is to develop a carefully managed relationship with error. There's no getting around it. You either make your accomodations with failure, or the work will become intolerable. — Ellen Ullman

The corollary of constant change is ignorance. This is not often talked about: we computer experts barely know what we're doing. We're good at fussing and figuring out. We function well in a sea of unknowns. Our experience has only prepared us to deal with confusion. A programmer who denies this is probably lying, or else is densely unaware of himself. — Ellen Ullman