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Posted by mbstevens on 04/21/07 00:49
On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:31:33 +1000, dorayme wrote:
> In article <slrnf2goqg.5hq.spamspam@bowser.marioworld>,
> Ben C <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote:
>
>> Some wise quotes from Dijkstra:
>>
>> Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
>>
>> The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own
>> skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids
>> clever tricks like the plague.
>>
>> How do we convince people that in programming simplicity and clarity --
>> in short: what mathematicians call "elegance" -- are not a dispensable
>> luxury, but a crucial matter that decides between success and failure
>
> Wise indeed. Funny how they are so easily ignored, not only in
> programming, but in many other earthly endeavours.
....and let's not forget C.A.R. Hoare's important dictum that inside every
large program there is a small program trying to get out.
Other goodies here:
http://www.adrianmccarthy.com/blog/?p=15
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