Understanding why C++ is the way it is helps a programmer use it well. A deep understanding of a tool is essential for an expert craftsman. -- Bjarne Stroustrap
Argue with idiots, and you become an idiot. If you compete with slaves you become a slave. -- Paul Graham and Norbert Weiner, respectively
Workers of the world, the chains that bind you are not held in place by a ruling class, a "superior" race, by society, the state, or a leader. They are held in place by none other than yourself. Those who seek to exploit are not themselves free, for they place no value in freedom. Who is it that really employs you and commands you to pick up your daily load? And who is it that you allow to pass judgment on the adequacy of your toil? Who have you empowered to dangle the carrot before you and threaten with disapproval? Who, when you wake each morning, sends you off to what you call your work? Is there an "I want to" behind all your "I have to," or have you been so long forgotten to yourself that "I want" exists only as an idea in your head? If you have disconnected from your soul's desire and are drowning in an ocean of "have to," then rise up and overthrow your master. Begin the journey toward emancipation. Work only in such a way that you are truly self-employed. -- Tim Gallwey, The inner game of work
State is the root of all evil. In particular functions with side effects should be avoided. -- OO Sucks (bluetail.com)
Only make new mistakes. -- Phil Dourado
Saying that Java is nice because it works on all OSes is like saying that anal sex is nice because it works on all genders. -- Alanna
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. –Steve Jobs
No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist.~ Anonymous
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. –Babe Ruth
You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground. –Unknown