programming quotes
“The hardest part of design … is keeping features out.” – Donald Norman
“Before software can be reusable it first has to be usable.” – Ralph Johnson
“Once a new technology starts rolling, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.” – Stewart Brand
“Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.” – Brian W. Kernighan
“Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.” – Larry Wall
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August 23rd, 2008 at 06:55
[...] Original post by septox [...]
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:43
my favorites:
“The hardest part of design … is keeping features out.” – Donald Norman
“Before software can be reusable it first has to be usable.” – Ralph Johnson
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:38
“Before software can be reusable it first has to be usable.” – Ralph Johnson
August 25th, 2008 at 09:57
“Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.” – Brian W. Kernighan
Good one. Come to think of it.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:54
My favourite:
“Once a new technology starts rolling, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.” – Stewart Brand