Critical Quote by Kent Beck

Doctoral training is devoted almost entirely to learning to do research, even though most Ph.Ds who enter academic life spend far more time teaching…

— Derek Bok

In design it is important to shoe the effect of an action. ... Feedback is critical.

— Donald A. Norman

“It is better to be ahead of your time than to lag behind your generation.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

But, as all scientists know, there is a time lag of 12 to 18 months between the time a manuscript is submitted and the…

— Paul Harvey

“Success, which hides behind time’s lag.”

— Marguerite de Angeli

If you want a language that tries to lock up all the sharp objects and fire-making implements, use Pascal or Ada: the Nerf languages,…

— Scott Fahlman

Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity.

— David Gelernter

As for a picture, if it isn't worth a thousand words, the hell with it.

— Ad Reinhardt

Microsoft unleashed something called Bob, a program that's supposed to make Windows easier to use. Until a Bob helper is born, you can look…

— Josh Quittner

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…

— Edsger Dijkstra

A charlatan makes obscure what is clear; a thinker makes clear what is obscure.

— Hugh Kingsmill

Good work is always done in defiance of management.

— Bob Woodward