There is nothing in the programming field more despicable
than an undocumented program.
Ed Yourdan

I think it's a new feature. Don't tell anyone it was an accident.
Larry Wall

The average software developer, for example, doesn't own a single book
on the subject of his or her work, and hasn't ever read one.
That fact is horrifying for anyone concerned about the quality of work in the field,
for folks like us who write books, it is positively tragic.
Tom DeMarco and Timothy

Programming without an overall architecture or design in mind is like exploring a cave
with only a flashlight: You don't know where you've been, you don't know where you're
going, and you don't know quite where you are.
Danny Thorpe

I like to remind my team that ultimately we ship products,
not specs and design documents, so we need to remember the end game.
Ron Soukup

Caching hides many sins.
Steven Smith

Programming is like sex: one mistake
and you have to support it for the rest of your life.
Michael Sinz

If the code and the comments disagree, then both are probably wrong.
N. Schryer

Programmers regard themselves as artists.
As such they consider keeping accurate records
of their handiwork on par with washing ash tray.
Otis Port

As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used,
and have failed repeatedly, in real applications.
Dave Parnas

Don't document the problem, fix it.
Atli Björgvin Oddsson

To keep large programs well structured, you either need superhuman will power, or proper language support for interfaces.
Greg Nelson

If your code isn't worth documenting then it isn't worth keeping.
Jonathan Nagler

We try to solve the problem by rushing through the design process
so that enough time is left at the end of the project to uncover the errors
that were made because we rushed through the design process.
Glenford J. Myers

Simplify, don't complicate - especially processes, procedures and policies.
Richard A. Moran