“How could poetry and literature have arisen from something as plebian as the cuneiform equivalent of grocery-store bar codes? I prefer the version in which Prometheus brought writing to man from the gods. But then I remind myself that...we should not be too fastidious about where great ideas come from. Ultimately, they all come from a wrinkled organ that at its healthiest has the color and consistency of toothpaste, and in the end only withers and dies.” MenShouldWritingIdeasEndsDiesLiteratureColorStoresBarsVersionsCodeOrgansConsistencyGroceriesGreat IdeaGrocery StoresToothpastePrometheusFastidiousCuneiform Author:Alice Weaver Flaherty
“Perhaps the worst software technology of all time was the use of physical lines of code [for metrics]. Continued use of this approach, in the author's opinion, should be considered professional malpractice.” ShouldUseLinesOpinionTechnologyWorstApproachAll TimeCodeSoftwareMetricsMalpractice Book:Applied Software Measurement: Assuring Productivity and Quality Source: Applied Software Measurement: Assuring Productivity and Quality
“Real programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.” IfsShouldWritingRealHardCodeProgrammingCommentProgrammersComputer ProgrammingProgramming LanguagesComputer LanguageComputer ProgrammersWriting Code Author:Tom Van Vleck
“It is not the responsibility of the language to force good looking code, but the language should make good looking code possible.” ShouldLanguageForceResponsibilityCodeLooking Good Author:Yukihiro Matsumoto
“Zip codes might be great for sorting mail, but they should not determine the quality of a child s education or success in the future workforce," said Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia. "With common standards and assessments, students, parents, and teachers will have a clear, consistent understanding of the skills necessary for students to succeed after high school and compete with peers across the state line and across the ocean.” ShouldChildrenSaidStatesMightSchoolParentUnderstandingPresidentLinesCommonQualityClearTeacherWiseStudentsSucceedSkillsOceanStandardsHigh SchoolWestDetermineEducationalFormerCodeExcellentConsistentMailBobGovernorsPeersAlliancesVirginiaAssessmentWorkforceZipsSortingWest VirginiaParents And TeachersAfter High SchoolExcellent Education Author:Bob Wise