First learn computer science and all the theory. Next develop a programming style. Then forget all that and just hack. -- George Carrette

Simplicity and pragmatism beat complexity and theory any day. -- Dennis (blog comment)

But what is it good for? -- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, commenting on the microchip, 1968

Good artists copy. Great artists steal. -- Pablo Picasso

If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra

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)

We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret. ~Earl Nightingale

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

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. –Martin Luther King Jr.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. ~Margaret Thatcher