“The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.”
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“Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.”
“It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.”
“A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.”
“One of my most productive days was throwing away 1,000 lines of code.”
“Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.”
Source: The texbook
Source: Refactoring: Ruby Edition
“Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming; feedback is the treatment.”
Source: Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change
“There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.”
“If you think your users are idiots, only idiots will use it.”
“When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code.”
Source: Code Complete
“Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming.”
“The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state.”
“It's hardware that makes a machine fast. It's software that makes a fast machine slow.”
Source: Code Complete
“Premature optimization is the root of all evil.”
Source: TEX: The Program
Source: Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
“I think it's a new feature. Don't tell anyone it was an accident.”