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.
10/08/2025
The TDD uncertainty principle: To the extent you demand certainty, your tests will be inflexible. To the extent you demand flexible tests, you will have diminished certainty.
— Robert C. Martin, Clean Craftsmanship
10/07/2025
Installing in someone’s mind the idea that they can achieve anything they want obscures from their consciousness the numerous factors which prevent this from being true.
— Anja Publications, Philosophy Now
10/06/2025
Careful function definition, careful specification, and the disciplined exorcism of frills of function and flights of technique all reduce the number of system bugs that have to be found.
— Frederick P. Brooks Jr., The Mythical Man-Month
10/05/2025
…such prose masks an absence of content; being incomprehensible offers unparalleled protection against having nothing to say…
— Alain De Botton, The Consolations of Philosophy
10/04/2025
Does good process indeed lead to good product? Truth to tell, we really don’t know.
— Robert L. Glass and Tom DeMarco, Software Creativity 2.0
2026 post articles, 406 pages.