Richard E. Pattis Quotes

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• When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code.
• If you cannot grok the overall structure of a program while taking a shower, you are not ready to code it.
• A class, in Java, is where we teach objects how to behave.
• Code should run as fast as necessary, but no faster; something important is always traded away to increase speed.
• Programming languages, like pizzas, come in only too sizes; too big and too small.
• The discipline of programming is most like sorcery. Both use precise language to instruct inanimate objects to do our bidding. Small mistakes in programs or…
• The structure of a software system provides the ecology in which code is born, matures, and dies. A well-designed habitat allows for the successful evolution…
• The three most important aspects of debugging and real estate are the same: Location, Location, and Location.
• When teaching a rapidly changing technology, perspective is more important than content.
• When building a complex system, having crackerjack programmers (who can make any design work, even a bad one) can be a liability. The result, after…

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