With software products, it is usual to find that the software has major `bugs' and does not work reliably for some users... The lay public, familiar with only a few incidents of software failure, may regard them as exceptions caused… — David Parnas Copy Share Image
Requirements in mathematical language are no use unless they are easier to read than the code. — David Parnas Copy Share Image
Complexity is not a goal. I don't want to be remembered as an engineer of complex systems. — David Parnas Copy Share Image
I have found that the reason a lot of people are interested in artificial intelligence is the same reason a lot of people are… — David Parnas Copy Share Image
Artificial intelligence has the same relation to intelligence as artificial flowers have to flowers. — David Parnas Copy Share Image
Many spend their time berating practitioners for not applying their method. We all need to disseminate our ideas, but most of our time should… — David Parnas Copy Share Image
With software products, it is usual to find that the software has major `bugs' and does not work reliably for some users... The lay… — David Parnas Copy Share Image
We must not forget that the wheel is reinvented so often because it is a very good idea; I've learned to worry more about… — David Parnas Copy Share Image
Find the simplest model that is not a lie is the key to better software design. — David Parnas Copy Share Image
