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.
05/01/2021
Greek philosopher Democritus (460–370 BC) said, “I would rather discover one cause than be the King of Persia.”
— Judea Pearl and Dana Mackenzie, The Book of Why
04/30/2021
…humility is not something that programmers tend to have thrust on them. Which brings us to the real problem with programmers being self-taught: it makes them arrogant.
— Adam Barr, The Problem With Software
04/29/2021
A review of data collection at NASA’s Software Engineering Laboratory concluded that the most important lesson learned in 15 years was that you need to define measurement goals before you measure…
— Steve McConnell, Rapid Development
04/28/2021
The number of programmers who really understand what they are doing comprise only about 10% of all the programmers I’ve ever talked to, worked with, or heard about.
— Max Kanat-Alexander, Understanding Software
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