“Elegance? It may seem odd to non-scientists, but there is an aesthetic in software as there is in every other area of intellectual endeavour. Truly great programmers are like great poets or great mathematicians - they can achieve in a few lines what lesser mortals can only approach in three volumes” MaySeemsThreeLinesAchievePoetApproachIntellectualAreasScientistMortalsOddSoftwareAestheticVolumeMathematicianEleganceProgrammersEndeavourGreat Poet Author:John Naughton
“Computer programmers tend, by and large, to be quirky and highly individualistic. Trying to organize or manage such awkward characters is normally as thankless as herding cats” TryingCharacterComputerCatManageAwkwardOrganizeProgrammersQuirkyComputer ProgrammersIndividualisticThanklessHerding Cats Book:A Brief History of the Future Source: A Brief History of the Future