Andrew Hunt Quotes

#1. Well, software doesn't quite work that way. Rather than construction, software is more like gardening - it is more organic than concrete. You plant many things in a garden according to an initial plan and conditions. Some thrive, others are destined to end up as compost.

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#2. It is enough. This is the right place." Brigham Young uttered those words when his wagon reached the mouth of Emigration Canyon and he gazed out at this valley.

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#3. perfect software doesn't exist. No one in the brief history of computing has ever written a piece of perfect software.

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#4. Don't gloss over a routine or piece of code involved in the bug because you "know" it works. Prove it. Prove it in this context, with this data, with these boundary conditions.

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#5. The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak.

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#6. As Pragmatic Programmers, our base material isn't wood or iron, it's knowledge. We gather requirements as knowledge, and then express that knowledge in our designs, implementations, tests, and documents.

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#7. But while you can always write 'spaghetti code' in a procedural language, object-oriented languages used poorly can add meatballs to your spaghetti.

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#8. If there was a risk that the vendor wouldn't come through for you, then you should have had a contingency plan.

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#9. The editor will be an extension of your hand; the keys will sing as they slice their way through text and thought.

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#10. We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.

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