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A blanket attempt to avoid mistakes is the biggest mistake of all.


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The trouble with quick and dirty is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten.



It's better to wait for a productive programmer to become available than it is to wait for the first available programmer to become productive.

It's better to wait for a productive programmer to become available than it is to wait for the first available programmer to become productive.



A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work.

A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work.



The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it simpler rather than adding elements to make it more complex.

The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it simpler rather than adding elements to make it more complex.



Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program.

Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program.



It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it; it's even harder when you've assumed your code is error-free.

It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it; it's even harder when you've assumed your code is error-free.



Engineering is the application of scientific principles toward practical ends. If the engineering isn't practical, it's bad engineering.

Engineering is the application of scientific principles toward practical ends. If the engineering isn't practical, it's bad engineering.



In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together.

In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together.





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