This challenge, viz. the confrontation with the programming task, is so unique that this novel experience can teach us a lot about ourselves. It should deepen our understanding of the processes of design and creation, it should give us better control over the task of organizing our thoughts. If it did not do so, to my taste we should no deserve the computer at all! It has allready taught us a few lessons, and the one I have chosen to stress in this talk is the following. We shall do a much better programming job, provided that we approach the task with a full appreciation of its tremenduous difficulty, provided that we stick to modest and elegant programming languages, provided that we respect the intrinsec limitations of the human mind and approach the task as Very Humble Programmers. -- E. W. Dijkstra, The humble programmer
The best thing about a boolean is even if you are wrong, you are only off by a bit. -- Anonymous
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. -- Colin Powell
Courage is grace under pressure. -- Ernest Hemingway
Des mots simples, quand ils sont bien utilisés, font faire à des gens ordinaires des choses extraordinaires. -- Khaled TANGAO
If something isn’t working, you need to look back and figure out what got you excited in the first place. -- David Gorman (ImThere.com)
It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. –Abraham Lincoln
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~Jim Ryun
Knowledge is being aware of what you can do. Wisdom is knowing when not to do it. ~Anonymous
Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them. ~Vaibhav Shah