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Posted by dorayme on 04/21/07 01:09
In article <pan.2007.04.21.00.51.07.714577@xmbstevensx.com>,
mbstevens <NOXwebmasterx@xmbstevensx.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
Good one! It is also similar to what I think of any films over 90
min long that are not complete rubbish.
> Other goodies here:
> http://www.adrianmccarthy.com/blog/?p=15
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dorayme
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