Quotes by Programming When in doubt, use brute force. Ken Thompson programmingusedoubt The X server has to be the biggest program I've ever seen that doesn't do anything for you. Ken Thompson programmingprogramserver Testing is not the point. The point is about responsibility. Kent Beck slackerprogrammingresponsibility Vague and nebulous is the beginning of all things, but not their end. Khalil Gibran programminglearningends Once the business data have been centralized and integrated, the value of the database is greater than the sum of the preexisting parts. Larry Ellison integratedprogrammingdata You cannot reduce the complexity of a given task beyond a certain point. Once you've reached that point, you can only shift the burden around. Larry Tesler programmingburdentasks Perl programming is an *empirical* science! Larry Wall perlprogramming We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise. Larry Wall playing-gamesprogrammingcompromise Though I'll admit readability suffers slightly. Larry Wall programmingsuffering Complexity has nothing to do with intelligence, simplicity does. Lawrence Bossidy programmingsimplicitydoe It's against my programming to impersonate a deity. Lawrence Kasdan programmingdeitiesstatistics I'm doubtful about the temper of your flamingo. Shall I try the experiment? Lewis Carroll flamingosprogrammingtrying Talk is cheap. Show me the code. Linus Torvalds coderslinuxprogramming Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done. Linus Torvalds programmingintelligencedone Avoiding complexity reduces bugs. Linus Torvalds programmingbugssimplicity In the beginning we must simplify the subject, thus unavoidably falsifying it, and later we must sophisticate away the falsely simple beginning. Maimonides programminglearningsimple You must learn to love, respect and believe in yourself. To accomplish this, begin by restructuring your current self-programming. Marshall Sylver programmingselfbelieve Self-programming, what you believe and affirm about yourself, is the basis of who you are. Marshall Sylver programmingselfbelieve I skip through the programming to watch the commercials. Mel Karmazin skipprogrammingwatches After you finish the first 90% of a project, you have to finish the other 90%. Michael Abrash programmingprojectsfirsts«1234567891011»
