“I am here because libraries and museums are singular and important institutions with unique contributions to make to our nation. But more importantly, I am here as an advocate for children and families, for healthy communities, for economic development, for scholars and researchers, for individuals who seek educational and informational resources throughout their lives.” ChildrenImportantIndividualNationsCommunityEconomicDevelopmentHealthyUniqueResourcesInstitutionsLibraryEducationalContributionMuseumsScholarResearchersEconomic Development Author:Robert Cecil Martin
“There is a growing recognition that the death penalty simply can't work. It's a complex system that arbitrarily selects defendants for death and creates more stress and appeals, even as it is plagued by serious error. Each new exoneration reminds us of the unacceptable possibility of wrongful execution.” GrowingPossibilitySeriousStressErrorsComplexesRecognitionAppealsWorking ItExecutionPenaltiesDeath PenaltyComplex Systems Author:Robert Cecil Martin
“They are obviously pirate services. Sure they might be able to survive as small businesses, but it's hard to get advertisers to advertise on a pirate site. It's a hugely fragmented market.” HardRealityMightAbleSiteSmall BusinessPirateFragmentedAdvertisers Author:Robert Cecil Martin
“If our designs are failing due to the constant rain of changing requirements, it is our designs that are at fault. We must somehow find a way to make our designs resilient to such changes and protect them from rotting.” IfsWayLearningFailingDesignProtectRainConstantFaultsSimplicityDuesProgrammingRequirementsResilientComputer ProgrammingProgramming LanguagesComputer LanguageRotting Author:Robert Cecil Martin
“The proper use of comments is to compensate for our failure to express ourself in code.” UseCodeProgrammingComment Author:Robert Cecil Martin
