You can have premature generalization as well as premature optimization. -- Bjarne Stroustrup
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)
More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason - including blind stupidity. -- W.A. Wulf
If we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as lines produced but as lines spent. -- Edsger Dijkstra
The hardest part of design ... is keeping features out. -- Donald Norman
J'ai toujours préféré la folie des passions à la sagesse de l'indifférence. -- Anatole France
Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. –Grandma Moses
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. ~Anonymous
When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you. ~Lolly Daskal
What’s the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable. ~Anonymous