“We must not forget that the wheel is reinvented so often because it is a very good idea; I've learned to worry more about the soundness of ideas that were invented only once.” IdeasForgetWorryVery GoodI've LearnedWheelsProgrammingSoftwareGood IdeasSoftware EngineeringSoundness Author:David Parnas
“Copy and paste is a design error.” DesignErrorsProgrammingCopiesFunny InspirationalSoftware Engineering Author:David Parnas
“As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications.” WellsHas BeensRealUsedLearningComputerProgrammingApplicationSoftwareInsomniaProgrammersComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceProgramming LanguagesComputer LanguageSoftware DesignComputer ProgrammersComputer SoftwareComputer Systems Author:David Parnas
“I have found that the reason a lot of people are interested in artificial intelligence is the same reason a lot of people are interested in artificial limbs: they are missing one.” PeopleReasonFoundMissingProgrammingArtificial IntelligenceArtificialLimbsProgrammers Author:David Parnas
