Software Engineering is that part of Computer Science…

Computer science is not as old as physics; it lags by a couple of hundred years. However, this does not mean that there is…

— Richard P. Feynman

“However, a real implementation may still have to include code to handle the case where something happens that was assumed to be impossible, even…

— Martin Kleppmann

When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code.

— Richard E. Pattis

Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you…

— Brian Kernighan

The process of science is difficult and challenging. It involves always being aware that your ideas might be right or they might be wrong.…

— Lisa Randall

I felt strongly that since the pursuit of good science was so difficult it was essential that the problem being studied was an important…

— Paul Nurse

Science is difficult and slow no matter who you are. The hours are long, and the glorious 'aha' days come only very infrequently. You…

— Bonnie Bassler

“Why not advance science in its most difficult and vital aspect, the knowledge of the brain?”

— Bram Stoker

But science perhaps is very difficult without faith. Also there is no simple way of saying now we have science, we don't need faith…

— Robert Sheckley

I struggled in school. Math and science were difficult for me. But I can watch 10 guys play, and I can tell you what…

— Larry Brown

The first step toward the management of disease was replacement of demon theories and humours theories by the germ theory. That very step, the…

— Fred Brooks

The job of the average manager requires a shift in focus every few minutes. The job of the average software developer requires that the…

— Steve McConnell

Building on our successful partnership, we can now bring together the best of Microsoft's software engineering with the best of Nokia's product engineering, award-winning…

— Stephen Elop

If you think your management doesn't know what it's doing or that your organisation turns out low-quality software crap that embarrasses you, then leave.

— Edward Yourdon

... programming requires more concentration than other activities. It's the reason programmers get upset about 'quick interruptions' - such interruptions are tantamount to asking…

— Steve McConnell