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.
05/132/2020
There are two ways to get a rigid design: Make too many assumptions about the future. Write code without enough design.
— Max Kanat-Alexander, Code Simplicity
05/12/2020
What was an unexpected pleasure yesterday is what we feel entitled to today, and what won’t be enough tomorrow.
— Robert M. Sapolsky, Behave
05/11/2020
Yet physicists have discovered that systems whose component parts have a capacity to act collectively often show recurrent features even though they might seem to have nothing at all in common with one another.
— Philip Ball, Critical Mass
05/10/2020
Many Agile adoptions have treated technical practices as secondary compared to the management and team practices that some Agile frameworks emphasize. Our research shows that technical practices play a vital role in achieving these outcomes.
— Nicole Forsgren PhD, Jez Humble and Gene Kim, Accelerate
05/09/2020
The secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment is – to live dangerously! Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius!
— Alain De Botton, The Consolation of Philosophy
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