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說明:
本文是<<編程之道>> <<編程之禅>><<計算機時代的寓言>>其中的一冊, 由小趙翻譯整理, 另外, 這三冊書的完整電子文檔由小趙根據市面上的<< 編程之道>>一書(包括了上面的三卷)錄入整理, 隨後將一起刊登（參見《編程之道》全譯文）。
table of contents 目錄
book 1 -- the silent void
book 2 -- the ancient masters
book 3 -- design
book 4 -- coding
book 5 -- maintenance
book 6 -- management
book 7 -- corporate wisdom
book 8 -- hardware and software
book 9 -- epilogue
the silent void
book one
thus spake the master programmer:
編程大師如是說：
"when you have learned to snatch the error code from the trap frame, it will be time for you to leave."
“當你從我手中奪走水晶球時，就是你離開的時候了。”
1.1
something mysterious is formed, born in the silent void. waiting alone and unmoving, it is at once still and yet in constant motion. it is the source of all programs. i do not know its name, so i will call it the tao of programming.
寂靜的虛空裡誕生了神秘的東西，這種東西恆久存在永不消失，它是所有程序的根源所在，我不知道怎麼形容它，姑且稱它為編程之道。
if the tao is great, then the operating system is great. if the operating system is great, then the compiler is great. if the compiler is greater, then the applications is great. the user is pleased and there is harmony in the world.
如果道是完美的，那麼操作系統就是完美的，如果操作系統是完美的，那麼編譯囂就是完美的，如果編譯囂是完美的，那麼應用程序就是完美的，所以用戶心滿意足，整個世界因此和諧。
the tao of programming flows far away and returns on the wind of morning.
編程之道去如黃鶴來如晨風。
1.2
the tao gave birth to machine language. machine language gave birth to the assembler.
道生機器語言，機器語言生匯編囂。
the assembler gave birth to the compiler. now there are ten thousand languages.
