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> [Comprehensiveness is the enemy of comprehensibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/comprehensiveness-is-the-enemy-of-comprehensibility/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

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## More by Martin Fowler

> [When you actually sit down to write some code, you learn things that you didn't get from thinking about them in modeling terms...there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/when-you-actually-sit-down-to-write-some-code-you-learn-things-that/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [Comprehensiveness is the enemy of comprehensibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/comprehensiveness-is-the-enemy-of-comprehensibility/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [I've learned to always avoid saying "always"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/i-ve-learned-to-always-avoid-saying-always/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [The biggest issue on software teams is making sure everyone understands what everyone else is doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/the-biggest-issue-on-software-teams-is-making-sure-everyone/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [Why is composing symphonies tough? I don't know. It's just very few people in the world can do it well. And I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/why-is-composing-symphonies-tough-i-don-t-know-it-s-just-very-few/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [I find that writing unit tests actually increases my programming speed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/i-find-that-writing-unit-tests-actually-increases-my-programming-speed/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [So I hope I’ve made clear that imposing agile methods is a very red flag.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/so-i-hope-i-ve-made-clear-that-imposing-agile-methods-is-a-very-red/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [“... parts of classic MVC don't really make sense for rich clients these days.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/parts-of-classic-mvc-don-t-really-make-sense-for-rich-clients-these/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [In almost all cases, I’m opposed to setting aside time for refactoring. In my view refactoring is not an activity you set aside time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/in-almost-all-cases-i-m-opposed-to-setting-aside-time-for-refactoring/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [Now I'm a pretty lazy person and am prepared to work quite hard in order to avoid work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/now-i-m-a-pretty-lazy-person-and-am-prepared-to-work-quite-hard-in/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [One of the things I've been trying to do is look for simpler or rules underpinning good or bad design. I think one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/one-of-the-things-i-ve-been-trying-to-do-is-look-for-simpler-or-rules/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [Continuous Integration is a software development practice where members of a team integrate their work frequently, usually each person integrates at least daily -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/continuous-integration-is-a-software-development-practice-where/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [“It Takes Awhile to Create Nothing”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/it-takes-awhile-to-create-nothing/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [Never in the annals of software engineering was so much owed by so many to so few lines of code](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/never-in-the-annals-of-software-engineering-was-so-much-owed-by-so/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

> [It is impossible not to notice Ruby on Rails. It has had a huge effect both in and outside the Ruby community... Rails has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-fowler/it-is-impossible-not-to-notice-ruby-on-rails-it-has-had-a-huge-effect/)

[Martin Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-fowler/)

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