Thus I Have Heard: The Worth Of A Program Cannot Be Judged By The Size Of Its Brochures Or By The Number Of Full-page Ads That Appear In Popular Computer Magazines.

Thus I Have Heard: The Worth Of A Program Cannot Be Judged By The Size Of Its Brochures Or By The Number Of Full-page Ads That Appear In Popular Computer Magazines.

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Thus I have heard:

The worth of a program cannot be judged by the size of its brochures or by
the number of full-page ads that appear in popular computer magazines. The
louder the noise, the less likely it is that the program will be useful.
Truly excellent programs need no advertising; word of mouth is sufficient.
-- The Zen of Programming

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