Side projects are less masturbatory than reading RSS, often more useful than MobileMe, more educational than the comments on Reddit, and usually more fun than listening to keynotes. -- Chris Wanstrath

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. -- George Burns

In OO, it's the data that is the "important" thing: you define the class which contains member data, and only incidentally contains code for manipulating the object. In FP, it's the code that's important: you define a function which contains code for working with the data, and only incidentally define what the data is. -- almkgor, on reddit

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. -- Earl of Chesterfield

C++ is history repeated as tragedy. Java is history repeated as farce. -- Scott McKay

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)

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. –Anne Frank

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. –Maya Angelou

It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings. –Ann Landers