Martin Fowler once famously wrote, “Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.” \nMartin Fowler escribió una vez: " cualquier tonto puede escribir código que una computadora puede entender. Los buenos programadores escriben código que los humanos pueden entender."
Launched on Jan. 15, 2001, Wikipedia took off like a house on fire. There were 6,000 articles written by July and 13,000 by October. In early 2017, there were 40 million articles in 293 languages.  \nLanzada en enero. 15, 2001, wikipedia creció como una casa en llamas. 6,000 artículos escritos en julio y 13,000 en octubre. A principios de 2017, había 40 millones de artículos en 293 idiomas.
International IT studies show that 50% of all major IT projects are not implemented on-time or within budget. \nLos estudios internacionales de IT muestran que el 50 % de todos los proyectos importantes de tecnologías de la información no se desarrollan en el tiempo acordado o cumpliendo con el presupuesto.
The Microsoft Windows operating system has roughly 50 million lines of code.    - taken from https://code.org/loc -  \nEl sistema operativo Microsoft Windows tiene aproximadamente 50 millones de líneas de código.                          - Tomado de https://code.org/loc -
Computer science also differs from physics in that it is not actually a science. It does not study natural objects. Neither it is, as you might think, mathematics. Computer science is about getting something to do something ...    - Richard Feynman -   \nLa ciencia informática también difiere de la física en que no es realmente una ciencia. No estudia objetos naturales. Tampoco es, como se puede pensar, matemáticas. La ciencia informática se trata de conseguir algo para hacer algo...  \nRichard Feynman.
Our minds are computers made of meat. \n- Marvin Minsky -
The game Spacewar highlighted three aspects of the hacker culture ... first it was created collaboratively ... second it was free and open-source software ... third it was based on the belief that computers should be personal and interactive. \ntaken from The Innovators by Walter Isaacson  \nEl juego spacewar destacó tres aspectos de la cultura hacker... primero fue creado en colaboración... segundo era software libre y de código abierto... tercero se basaba en la creencia de que los ordenadores deberían ser personales e interactivos.   \nTomada de Los innovadores por Walter Isaacson
Two women. Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) wrote the first computer program. Grace Hopper (1906-1992) wrote the first computer programming manual.\nDos mujeres. Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) escribió el primer programa informático. Grace Hopper (1906-1992) escribió el primer manual de programación informática.
Google wrote its mission statement in 1999, a year after launch: “Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”  \nGoogle escribió su declaración de misión en 1999, un año después del lanzamiento: " la misión de google es organizar la información del mundo y hacerla universalmente accesible y útil."
"The airplane seat is a wonderful place to spread out and work uninterrupted." Paul Baran. \n"el asiento del avión es un lugar maravilloso para propagación y trabajar sin interrupciones." paul baran.
The internet is amazing. It turned "friend" into a verb and then "like" into a noun. 
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history--with the possible exceptions of hand guns and tequila. \nMITCH RATLIFFE, Reader's Digest, volume 157  \nUn ordenador te permite cometer más errores más rápido que cualquier invención en la historia humana -- con las posibles excepciones de las armas de mano y el tequila.    \nMitch Ratliffe, Reader's digest, volumen 157
“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is most important.” – Bill Gates
“There can be infinite uses of the computer and of new age technology, but if teachers themselves are not able to bring it into the classroom and make it work, then it fails.” – Nancy Kassebaum
“New technology is common, new thinking is rare.” – Sir Peter Blake
“Teaching in the Internet age means we must teach tomorrow’s skills today.” – Jennifer Fleming
“It is important to remember that educational software, like textbooks, is only one tool in the learning process. Neither can be a substitute for well-trained teachers, leadership, and parental involvement.” – Keith Krueger
“Any teacher that can be replaced with a computer, deserves to be.” – David Thornburg
Teachers need to integrate technology seamlessly into the curriculum instead of viewing it as an add-on, an afterthought, or an event. – Heidi-Hayes Jacobs
“We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world.” – David Warlick
“It is not about the technology; it’s about sharing knowledge and information, communicating efficiently, building learning communities and creating a culture of professionalism in schools. \nThese are the key responsibilities of all educational leaders”. – Marion Ginapolis
“Education is evolving due to the impact of the Internet. We cannot teach our students in the same manner in which we were taught. \nChange is necessary to engage students not in the curriculum we are responsible for teaching, but in school. Period.” – April Chamberlain