Quote of the Day
If you enjoy programming, philosophy, math, or any number of geeky topics, you're in the right place. Every day, I'll post a random quote from my extensive collection of Kindle highlights. Quotes do not necessarily reflect my views or opinions. In fact, part of my epistemic process is to consume a wide variety of contradictory material.
09/04/2025
There was about eighteen months where ENIAC was consistently three months from being finished,
— Ananyo Bhattacharya, The Man From the Future
09/03/2025
The primary obstacle to success is an unwillingness to define a small, clear set of goals and commit to them for an entire project.
— Steve McConnell, Rapid Development
09/02/2025
…there is a whiff of sadism in programming, a heroic self-immolation on the pyre of complexity.
— Kent Beck, Tidy First?
09/01/2025
It’s far more reliable to get good at cheap validation than it is to get great at consistently picking the right solution.
— Will Larson, An Elegant Puzzle
08/31/2025
How much you truly “believe” in something can be manifested only through what you are willing to risk for it.
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game
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