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title: "1 Promise Impossible Quotes By Andrew Hunt"
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> [“it is equally unprofessional to promise impossible time scales and to cut basic engineering corners to meet a deadline.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/it-is-equally-unprofessional-to-promise-impossible-time-scales-and-to/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

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## More by Andrew Hunt

> [“Tip 2 Think! About Your Work”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/tip-2-think-about-your-work/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“Pragmatic Programmers are different. We are driven to find our bugs now, so we don't have to endure the shame of others finding our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/pragmatic-programmers-are-different-we-are-driven-to-find-our-bugs/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“...maintaining good regression tests is the key to refactoring with confidence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/maintaining-good-regression-tests-is-the-key-to-refactoring-with/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“Just as in financial investing, you must invest in your knowledge portfolio regularly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/just-as-in-financial-investing-you-must-invest-in-your-knowledge/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“Documenting the reasons behind requirements will give your team invaluable information when making daily implementation decisions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/documenting-the-reasons-behind-requirements-will-give-your-team/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“As a programmer, you are part listener, part advisor, part interpreter, and part dictator.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/as-a-programmer-you-are-part-listener-part-advisor-part-interpreter/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/we-who-cut-mere-stones-must-always-be-envisioning-cathedrals/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“Let the computer do the repetitious, the mundane—it will do a better job of it than we would. We've got more important and more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/let-the-computer-do-the-repetitious-the-mundane-it-will-do-a-better/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“You Can't Write Perfect Software. Did that hurt? It shouldn't. Accept it as an axiom of life. Embrace it. Celebrate it. Because perfect software…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/you-can-t-write-perfect-software-did-that-hurt-it-shouldn-t-accept-it/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea if it's the only one you have. • Emil-Auguste Chartier, Propos sur la religion, 1938 Engineers”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/nothing-is-more-dangerous-than-an-idea-if-it-s-the-only-one-you-have/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“There are certain tips and tricks that apply at all levels of software development, ideas that are almost axiomatic, and processes that are virtually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/there-are-certain-tips-and-tricks-that-apply-at-all-levels-of/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“Pragmatic Programmers won't sit idly by and watch their projects fall apart through neglect.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/pragmatic-programmers-won-t-sit-idly-by-and-watch-their-projects-fall/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“Pragmatic Programmers don't shirk from responsibility. Instead, we rejoice in accepting challenges and in making our”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/pragmatic-programmers-don-t-shirk-from-responsibility-instead-we/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“In an abstract sense, an application is successful if it correctly implements its specifications. Unfortunately, this pays only abstract bills. In reality, the success…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/in-an-abstract-sense-an-application-is-successful-if-it-correctly/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

> [“Don't Gather Requirements—Dig for Them”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hunt/don-t-gather-requirements-dig-for-them/)

[Andrew Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hunt/)

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