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Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut
(12 Sep 1953 - 23 Feb 1994)
Dutch computer scientist.
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Science Quotes by Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut (1 quote)
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice; but in practice, there is.
— Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut
Attributed. Although widely seen, a reliable source is never cited. If you know a primary print source, please contact Webmaster. Occasionally also seen attributed to Yogi Berra, Chuck Reid, Grant Gainey or Jerry Percell. The earliest example found by Webmaster is in Walter J. Savitch, An Introduction to the Art and Science of Programming (1986), where it is merely attributed as "Remark overheard at a computer science conference."
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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