Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter. -- Eric Raymond

Java and C++ make you think that the new ideas are like the old ones. Java is the most distressing thing to hit computing since MS-DOS. -- Alan Kay

Acknowledging the negative doesn't mean sniveling [whining, complaining]; it means facing the truth and then moving on. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

Ecoute, crois en ton projet... Implique toi à fond... Trouve des aspects innovants pour te distinguer des autres. Tu verras que tu te feras remarquer très facilement... -- Khaled Tangao

The only thing a man should ever be 100% convinced of is his own ignorance. -- DJ MacLean

The venerable master Qc Na was walking with his student, Anton. Hoping to prompt the master into a discussion, Anton said "Master, I have heard that objects are a very good thing - is this true?" Qc Na looked pityingly at his student and replied, "Foolish pupil - objects are merely a poor man's closures." Chastised, Anton took his leave from his master and returned to his cell, intent on studying closures. He carefully read the entire "Lambda: The Ultimate..." series of papers and its cousins, and implemented a small Scheme interpreter with a closure-based object system. He learned much, and looked forward to informing his master of his progress. On his next walk with Qc Na, Anton attempted to impress his master by saying "Master, I have diligently studied the matter, and now understand that objects are truly a poor man's closures." Qc Na responded by hitting Anton with his stick, saying "When will you learn? Closures are a poor man's object." At that moment, Anton became enlightened. -- Anton van Straaten (Na = Norman Adams, Qa = Christian Queinnec)

The best revenge is massive success. –Frank Sinatra

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. ~Herman Melville

Knowledge is being aware of what you can do. Wisdom is knowing when not to do it. ~Anonymous

A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them. ~Henry Kravis