“Shipping first time code is like going into debt. A little debt speeds development so long as it is paid back promptly with a rewrite. The danger occurs when the debt is not repaid. Every minute spent on not-quite-right code counts as interest on that debt. Entire engineering organizations can be brought to a standstill under the debt load of an unconsolidated implementation, object-oriented or otherwise.” FirstsLittlesLongInterestMinutesDangerObjectsDevelopmentFirst TimeOrganizationPaidDebtSpeedCodeEngineeringLoadImplementationShippingStandstill Author:Ward Cunningham
“The great characteristic of men of active genius is a sublime self-confidence, springing not from self-conceit, but from an intense identification of the man with his object, which lifts him altogether above the fear of danger and death, which gives to his enterprise a character of insanity to the common eye, and which communicates an almost superhuman audacity to his will.” MenGivingSelfCharacterEyeCommonDangerObjectsHe ManGeniusCommunicateActiveSelf ConfidenceIntenseLiftsInsanityCharacteristicsEnterpriseSublimeConceitIdentificationAudacitySuperhumanGreat Character Book:Literature and life, lects Source: Literature and life, lects
“Abstract art is only painting. And what's so dramatic about that? There is no abstract art. One must always begin with something. Afterwards one can remove all semblance of reality; there is no longer any danger as the idea of the object has left an indelible imprint.” ArtIdeasRealityLeftDangerObjectsPaintingArt IsDramaticAbstractRemoveSemblanceIndelibleAbstract Art Author:Pablo Picasso