If you try to solve a hard problem, the question is not whether you will use a powerful enough language, but whether you will (a) use a powerful language, (b) write a de facto interpreter for one, or (c) yourself become a human compiler for one.

— Paul Graham, Revenge of the Nerds (2002)

Source: http://www.paulgraham.com/icad.html

From the essay 'Revenge of the Nerds' (May 2002).

Topics: programming