André Bensoussan once explained to me the difference between a programmer and a designer:
"If you make a general statement, a programmer says, 'Yes, but...'
while a designer says, 'Yes, and...'"
No matter what the problem is,
it's always a people problem.
Jerry Weinberg
"If you make a general statement, a programmer says, 'Yes, but...'
while a designer says, 'Yes, and...'"
No matter what the problem is,
it's always a people problem.
Jerry Weinberg
Related:
- What's the difference between God and a programmer? God doesn't think he is a programmer.
- Riker: "You have a problem?"
Klag: "Yes, sir. I...
don't believe you." -- "A Matter Of Honor", Stardate unknow... - perfect programmer syndrome: n. Arrogance; the egotistical
conviction that one is above normal human error.
Most frequently found among programmers of some native ability but relatively little experience (especially new graduate... - Traceroute says that there is a routing problem in the backbone. It's not our problem.
- When somebody's been dating for a while, the boy might propose to
the girl.
He says to her, 'I'll take you for a whole life, or at least until we have kids and get divorced, but you got to do one particular thing for me.... - perfect programmer syndrome n.
Arrogance; the egotistical
conviction that one is above normal human error.
Most frequently found among programmers of some native ability but relatively little experience (especially new graduate... - What are your general areas of interests?"
"Aerodynamics.
Designer jeans. Roofing supplies. That sort of thing.... - Herman: The key to Springfield has always been Elm Street.
The Greeks knew it. The Carthaginians knew it. Now you know it.... - A man goes to a tailor to try on a new custom-made suit.
The first thing he notices is that the arms are too long....

