Software is usually expected to be modified over the course of its productive life. The process of converting one correct program into a different co….

Things don't change because people change their minds. They change because they retire or die..

JavaScript is the world's most misunderstood programming language..

Code reuse is the Holy Grail of Software Engineering..

In JavaScript, there is a beautiful, elegant, highly expressive language that is buried under a steaming pile of good intentions and blunders..

Just because something is a standard doesn’t mean it is the right choice for every application. Like XML, for example..

Computer programs are the most complex things that humans make..

Progress comes from finding better ways to do things. Don't be afraid of innovation. Don't be afraid of ideas that are not your own..

Most programming languages contain good parts and bad parts. I discovered that I could be better programmer by using only the good parts and avoiding….

JavaScript is the only language that I'm aware of that people feel they don't need to learn before they start using it..

People who use Class will never understand all the crap they are doing..

Good architecture is necessary to give programs enough structure to be able to grow large without collapsing into a puddle of confusion..

JS will be a real functional language..

Generally, the craft of programming is the factoring of a set of requirements into a a set of functions and data structures..

It turns out that style matters in programming for the same reason that it matters in writing. It makes for better reading..

Obsolete comments are worse than no comments..

People who should be the first to recognize the value of an innovation are often the last..

The structure of software systems tend to reflect the structure of the organization that produce them..

It turns out that strong typing does not eliminate the need for careful testing. And I have found in my work that the sorts of errors that strong typ….

Using int made sense in the 50s. Not any more.

Features that offer value to a minority of users impose a cost on all users..