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Grady Booch

(1955) Computer Scientist

11 quotes in 49 categories

Grady Booch is a computer scientist.

Quick Facts About Grady Booch

Born: February 27, 1955
Profession: Computer Scientist

About Grady Booch

[Wikidata] American software engineer... | [Wikipedia] Grady Booch is an American software engineer, best known for developing the Unified Modeling Language (UML) with Ivar Jacobson and James Rumbaugh. He is recognized internationally for his innovative work in software architecture, software engineering, and collaborative development environments.

Quotes by Grady Booch

The amateur software engineer is always in search of magic.

Engineers

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In 2031, lawyers will be commonly a part of most development teams.

Computer

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A fool with a tool is still a fool.

Fool

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Multiple Inheritance is like a parachute. You don't often need it, but when you do, you really need it.

Inheritance

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Ah, but who do you think created the chaos?

Chaos

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Hierarchy is a kind of order of abstractions.

Abstraction

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The task of the software development team is to engineer the illusion of simplicity.

Development

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C++ also supports the notion of friends: cooperative classes that are permitted to see each other's private parts.

Class

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The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple.

Complexes

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All of life is iterative. It goes back to the point I made earlier, which is you can't a priori know enough…

Asks

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UML is not dessert topping and floor wax.

Dessert

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