Quote #652
A modern, competent programmer should not be puzzle-minded, he should not
reveal in tricks, he should be humble and should avoid clever solutions like
the plague.
-- Dijkstra (EWD 303)
A modern, competent programmer should not be puzzle-minded, he should not
reveal in tricks, he should be humble and should avoid clever solutions like
the plague.
-- Dijkstra (EWD 303)
Related:
- Cliches should be avoided like the plague.
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Anon... - Quote #500
`... if we wish to count lines of code,
we should not regard them as ``lines produced''... - The teaching of BASIC in schools,
should be considered a criminal act. --... - He who receives a good turn should never forget it;
he who does one should never remember it. --... - He that will keep a monkey should pay for the glasses
he breaks. --... - Girl should not marry basketball player.
He dribbles before he shoots... - Quote #374
"Kernels should stay
kernels... - A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties.
He should insult her in the privacy of the home. ... - Life is like Jazz,
it should be improvised...
