Methodology is often interpreted to mean “a set of rules to follow that guarantee success.” Methodologies don’t work like programs. People aren’t computers. Every team does XP differently with varying degrees of success.

— Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres, Extreme Programming Explained

…it’s probably much easier for someone to provide feedback on why your solution is bad than it is to come up with a fleshed out solution on their own.

— Will Larson and Tanya Reilly, Staff Engineer

When it comes to complex systems and interdependencies, moving quickly is just optics. It’s methodical movement that gets the job done.

— Will Larson and Tanya Reilly, Staff Engineer

A hacker would consider being asked to write add x to y giving z instead of z = x + y as something between an insult to his intelligence and a sin against God.

— Paul Graham, Hackers & Painters

…you can’t expect educators, employers, or even friends to motivate you to learn something.

— Jonathan A. Levi, The Only Skill That Matters