“Few practices are as odious as commenting-out code. Don’t do this!” — Robert C. Martin Copy Share Image
But active programming consists of the design of new programs, rather than contemplation of old programs. — Niklaus Wirth Copy Share Image
There is, of course, nothing wrong in a program that aims to please everybody, except that as a rule it is a… — J. Christopher Herold Copy Share Image
“Building and maintaining consensus while collaborating is the hardest part of building software.” — Russell Jurney Copy Share Image
A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
The use of lines of code metrics for productivity and quality studies [is] to be regarded as professional malpractice starting in 1995. — Capers Jones Copy Share Image
Always keep a smile. I attribute my long life to that. I believe I will die laughing. That's part of my program. — Jeanne Calment Copy Share Image
Training and development: The best development programmes change the way people see themselves — John Bright Copy Share Image
The choice of approaches could be made the responsibility of the programmer. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
When people refer to me as a 'regular' girl...it's code word for 'fat' in Hollywood…But...my body has chosen its shape. I'd rather… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
“All modern work on unification may be said to represent a program of geometrization that resembles Einstein's earlier attempts, although the manifold… — Abraham Pais Copy Share Image
“Trust is a fragile commodity. Know your code of conduct and the values you stand for. Remember: if you wouldn’t want to… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
Our tax code becomes so absurdly complex every 32 years that we have no choice but to scrap it and re-write. The… — T.R. Reid Copy Share Image
As Mr. Nagle so competently points out, almost no one uses Eiffel; in fact until recently there were only 9 users. But… — Bertrand Meyer Copy Share Image
“If software adoption is the goal, it’s critical to reduce the friction to adoption. Ensure that your software is flexibly licensed, packaged… — Stephen O’Grady Copy Share Image
My wife convinced me to try doing the restorations digitally. I thought I could learn the photo editing software over the Thanksgiving… — Donald Lambert Copy Share Image
Our code is different from the warrior code. It reaches across boundaries. To us, every cat is simply that — a cat,… — Erin Hunter Copy Share Image
There's a definite sense this morning on the part of the Kerry voters that perhaps this is code, 'moral values,' is code… — Diane Sawyer Copy Share Image
Short of finding a place on the witness protection programme, you don't get many opportunities to completely reinvent your life. Going to… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
“One of the worst disconnects of a business software development effort is seen in the gap between domain experts and software developers.… — Vaughn Vernon Copy Share Image
“Programmers working with high-level languages achieve better productivity and quality than those working with lower-level languages. Languages such as C++, Java, Smalltalk,… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
When they first built the University of California at Irvine they just put the buildings in. They did not put any sidewalks,… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
The corporate sector per se is bottom-line oriented. It can be very corrupt and it is not very principled. That is why… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
What decides the purpose of life is simply the programme of the pleasure principle. This principle dominates the operation of the mental… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
“For invalid user name and password combinations, the service should return a 400 HTTP status code, which means that the server received… — Paul Dix Copy Share Image
Pittsburgh is a historic program. Been known for a great defense. — Minkah Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
Vague and nebulous is the beginning of all things, but not their end. — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image