Software Design Quotes

43 quotes by 37 authors

There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the… — Tony Hoare
There is a lot of interest in the arts, music, theatre, filmmaking, engineering, architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day… — John Baldacci
It's hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn't a book… — Bruce Tognazzini
Please don't fall into the trap of believing that I am terribly dogmatical about [the goto statement]. I have the uncomfortable feeling that others are… — Edsger Dijkstra
The designer of a new kind of system must participate fully in the implementation. — Donald Knuth
... the designer of a new system must not only be the implementor and the first large-scale user; the designer should also write the first… — Donald Knuth
I think psychoanalyze-pinhead is the important lesson of GNU Emacs. — Todd Bennett
The real tight interface is between the book and the reader-the world of the book is plugged right into your brain, never mind the [virtual… — Bill McKibben
When we use a language, we should commit ourselves to knowing it, being able to read it, and writing it idiomatically. — Ron Jeffries
Learning research tells us that the time lag from experiment to feedback is critical ... — Kent Beck
We don't think of ourselves as being perfectionists, really. To us it's more about desperately trying to have it sound more or less OK. — Donald Fagen
Nothing in progression can rest on its original plan. We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant. — Edmund Burke
Inspiration comes from the act of writing. — Steve Doll
... as a slow-witted human being I have a very small head and I had better learn to live with it and to respect my… — Edsger Dijkstra
To a database person, every nail looks like a thumb. Or something like that. — Jamie Zawinski
Java development without a little heresy would be a dull place, and a dangerous one. — Bruce Tate
The hardest part of design ... is keeping features out. — Donald A. Norman
A simple [writing] style is the result of very hard work. — William Zinsser
The tragedy of our time is that we've got it backwards, we've learned to love techniques and use people. — Herb Kelleher
Systems programmers are the high priests of a low cult. — Bob Barton

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