Acquire Quote by Niklaus Wirth
“Programs should be written and polished until they acquire publication quality.”
About This Quote
Source Book: "Programming in Pascal" by Niklaus Wirth, 1974
Write and refine code until it meets professional publication standards.
In simple terms: Polish code to professional quality.
Aim for clean, publishable code.
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When to use this quote
- code reviews
- open source contributions
- software tutorials
- team programming
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you balance quality and speed?
- When is code “good enough”?
Perfecting code may delay release schedules.