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