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

Before software can be reusable it first has to be usable. -- Ralph Johnson

Only make new mistakes. -- Phil Dourado

The minute you put the blame on someone else you’ve switch things from being a problem you can control to a problem outside of your control. -- engtech (internetducttape.com)

I’d rather write programs to write programs than write programs. -- Richard Sites

Have you ever noticed that when you sit down to write something, half the ideas that end up in it are ones you thought of while writing it? The same thing happens with software. Working to implement one idea gives you more ideas. -- Paul Graham, The other road ahead.

Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. –Jesus

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly. ~Proverb

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. ~Bill Gates

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. ~Truman Capote