Complexity control is the central problem of writing software in the real world — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
Software is largely a service industry operating under the persistent but unfounded delusion that it is a manufacturing industry — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
A software system is transparent when you can look at it and immediately see what is going on. It is simple when… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
Every good work of software starts by scratching a developers personal itch. — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
When writing gateway software of any kind, take pains to disturb the data stream as little as possible - and never throw… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
The only way to write complex software that won't fall on its face is to hold its global complexity down - to… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
The Wesnoth devs are good but not exceptionally so, and we're weighed down by a crappy implementation language (C++). Nevertheless our productivity, in terms… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
“We’re proving not only that we can do better software, but that joy is an asset.” — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers. — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
“If (as is generally accepted) over 75% of a typical software project’s life-cycle costs will be in maintenance and debugging and extensions, then the… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
The combination of threads, remote-procedure-call interfaces, and heavyweight object-oriented design is especially dangerous... if you are ever invited onto a project that is supposed… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
“The Linux world behaves in many respects like a free market or an ecology, a collection of selfish agents attempting to maximize utility which… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
“The reason this is a serious issue is that both the pool of users and the pool of talent available to be recruited into… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
A security system is only as secure as its secret. Beware of pseudo-secrets. — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
Today I am one of the senior technical cadre that makes the Internet work, and a core Linux and open-source developer. — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
“The behavior of retailers when a vendor folds is very revealing. It tells us that they know something the vendors don’t. What they know… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
The easiest programs to use are those which demand the least new learning from the user — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share
