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.
11/22/2022
…don’t be the idiot that fails because he didn’t ask for help.
— Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford, The Phoenix Project
11/21/2022
Manufacturing is a popular metaphor for software development. One inference from this metaphor: highly skilled engineers design; less skilled laborers assemble the products. This metaphor has messed up a lot of projects for one simple reason—software development is all design.
— Eric Evans, Domain-Driven Design
11/20/2022
The present generation enjoys the greatest power in history, but it appears to have the shortest vision in history. That combination is lethal.
— SALT Summaries, Condensed Ideas About Long-Term Thinking, Stewart Brand
11/19/2022
Being able to take needless work out of the system is more important than being able to put more work into the system.
— Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford, The Phoenix Project
11/18/2022
Man is born free yet everywhere he is in chains.
— The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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