Sunday, November 27, 2011

We call them Features

If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.

~ Computer Scientist Edseger Dijkstra

Friday, November 25, 2011

Hiding Places

"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.  The first method is far more difficult."

~ Quicksort developer C.A.R. Hoare

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Acid Test

"There are two major products that came out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX.  We don't believe this to be a coincidence."

~ Computer programmer Jeremy S. Anderson

Monday, November 21, 2011

What?????

"In order to understand recursion one must understand recursion."


~ Unknown

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Quote for Today

"Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight."

Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Modern Efficiency

"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exception of handguns and tequila."

~ Internet/Media Strategies founder Mitch Ratcliffe