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Epigrams in Programming: Correct unit of time

“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?” 

—Epigrams in Programming, SIGPLAN, Association for Computing Machinery, September 1982. 

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LINUS FERNANDES
I have been an IT professional with over 12 years professional experience. I’m a B.Sc. in Statistics, M.Sc in Computer Science (University of Mumbai) and an MBA from the Cyprus International Institute of Management. I have completed levels I and II of the CFA course. Blogging is a part-time vocation. I am also the author of four books, Those Glory Days: Cricket World Cup 2011, IPL Vignettes, Poems: An Anthology, and It’s a Petting Sport—all available on Amazon Worldwide.

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