- A clever person solves a problem
A wise person avoids it. --... - André Bensoussan once explained to me the difference between a programmer and a designer
If you make a general statement, a programmer says... - Wexelblat's Scheduling Algorithm:
Choose two:
Good * Fast *... - Craziness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result
Tom DeMarco, rephrasing Einstein, who said Insanity... - There's no time to stop for gas, we're already late
Karin... - Deming's 14 points
1. Create constancy of purpose
2. Adopt the new philosophy. 3. Cease dependence... - We know about as much about software quality problems as they knew about the Black Plague in the 1600s
We've seen the victims' agonies and helped burn the... - The Troops Know
* The schedule doesn't have enough time for maintenance in it
A lot of bugs get past the tests. * Most old code... - Everybody Knows:
* Discipline is the best tool
Design first, then code. * Don't patch bugs out... - Everybody Knows:
* If you don't understand it
you can't program it. * If you didn't measure it...
