Software Engineering Proverbs

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A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. -- Einstei
Andr� Bensoussan once explained to me the difference between a programmer and a designe
"If you make a general statement, a programmer says, 'Yes, but....
Wexelblat's Scheduling Algorithm: Choose two: * Good * Fast * Cheap
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 Donke
Deming's 14 points 1. Create constancy of purpose.
2. Adopt the new philosophy. 3. Cease dependence on mass inspection to achieve quality....
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 corpses. We don't know what causes it; we do...
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 can't be maintained....
Everybody Knows: * Discipline is the best tool.
* Design first, then code. * Don't patch bugs out, rewrite them out....
Everybody Knows: * If you don't understand it, you can't program it.
* If you didn't measure it, you didn't do it....

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