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> [Sometimes, the only way to learn something really well is to revert to the state of mind of a novice and reawaken to the raw observations that you have accumulated instead of relying on the conclusions you have reached from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/sometimes-the-only-way-to-learn-something-really-well-is-to-revert-to/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

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## More by Erik Naggum

> [Structure is nothing if it is all you got. Skeletons spook people if they try to walk around on their own. I really wonder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/structure-is-nothing-if-it-is-all-you-got-skeletons-spook-people-if/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [The only important property of evils of the past is that they not be repeated in the future, in any way, shape, or form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/the-only-important-property-of-evils-of-the-past-is-that-they-not-be/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [Some people are little more than herd animals, flocking together whenever the world becomes uncomfortable … I am not one of those people. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/some-people-are-little-more-than-herd-animals-flocking-together/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [They don't make poles long enough for me want to touch Microsoft products, and I don't want any mass-marketed game-playing device or Windows appliance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/they-don-t-make-poles-long-enough-for-me-want-to-touch-microsoft/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [Ignoring for a moment the power of the American Medical Association, we still wouldn't see a huge amount of books on neurosurgery for dummies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/ignoring-for-a-moment-the-power-of-the-american-medical-association/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [I have actually programmed a fair bit in Perl, like I have C++ code published with my name on it. Other things I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/i-have-actually-programmed-a-fair-bit-in-perl-like-i-have-c-code/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [Part of any serious QA is removing Perl code the same way you go over a dilapidated building you inherit to remove chewing gum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/part-of-any-serious-qa-is-removing-perl-code-the-same-way-you-go-over/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [I have a cat, so I know that when she digs her very sharp claws into my chest or stomach it's really a sign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/i-have-a-cat-so-i-know-that-when-she-digs-her-very-sharp-claws-into/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [Constructing a social system that tends to those who agree with it is a piece of cake compared to constructing one that makes those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/constructing-a-social-system-that-tends-to-those-who-agree-with-it-is/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [If, however, one factor is too successful, it will continue to be the winning factor regardless of the variation in the other factors over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/if-however-one-factor-is-too-successful-it-will-continue-to-be-the/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [C++ is a language strongly optimized for liars and people who go by guesswork and ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/c-is-a-language-strongly-optimized-for-liars-and-people-who-go-by/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [Gotos aren't damnable to begin with. If you aren't smart enough to distinguish what's bad about some gotos from all gotos, goto hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/gotos-aren-t-damnable-to-begin-with-if-you-aren-t-smart-enough-to/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [I have come to believe that large print, thick and heavy paper, and wide margins and oversize leading is indicative of the expected intelligence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/i-have-come-to-believe-that-large-print-thick-and-heavy-paper-and/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [The fundamental deficiency in HTML is that it reduces hypertext and the intertwinedness of human communication to a question of how it is rendered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/the-fundamental-deficiency-in-html-is-that-it-reduces-hypertext-and/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

> [The currency in the developer community is enthusiasm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-naggum/the-currency-in-the-developer-community-is-enthusiasm/)

[Erik Naggum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-naggum/)

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