Engineering Quotes by Rands

I believe email-based status reports are the clearest and best signs of managerial incompetence and laziness.

— Rands

Criticism is the best sign you're onto something.

— Rands

A toxic person kills, and by kills I mean totally destroys teamwork.

— Rands

A milestone is less date and more definition.

— Rands

You have no idea if your idea matters until you share it.

— Rands

When the Vent begins, you might confuse [it] for a conversation. It's not. It's a Vent. It's a mental release valve and your job…

— Rands

Innovation is not born out out of a committee; innovation is a fight. It’s messy, people die, but when the battle is over, something…

— Rands

Snark from nerds is a leading indicator that I'm wasting their time and when I find it, I ask questions until I understand the…

— Rands

Managers tell you where you are, leaders tell you where you're going.

— Rands

Good design isn't about making decisions for your users, it's about making those decisions irrelevant.

— Rands

Your work speaks for you.

— Rands

Watch with awe and amazement at how quickly an engineer will become totally annoyed by inefficiency.

— Rands