One of the big lessons of a big project is you don't want people that aren't really programmers programming, you'll suffer for it!.

You can prematurely optimize maintainability, flexibility, security, and robustness just like you can performance..

The Escalation programmers come from a completely different background, and the codebase is all STL this, boost that, fill-up-the-property list, disp….

If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better..

The speed of light sucks..

Focused, hard work is the real key to success..

The cost of adding a feature isn't just the time it takes to code it. The cost also includes the addition of an obstacle to future expansion. ... The….

I'd rather have a search engine or a compiler on a deserted island than a game..

Some cynical people think that every activity must revolve around the mighty dollar, and that anyone saying otherwise is just attempting to delude th….

The important point is that the cost of adding a feature isn't just the time it takes to code it. The cost also includes the addition of an obstacle ….

Programming in the abstract sense is what I really enjoy. I enjoy lots of different areas of it... I'm taking a great deal of enjoyment writing devic….

Note to self: Pasty-skinned programmers ought not stand in the Mojave desert for multiple hours..

If you're willing to restrict the flexibility of your approach, you can almost always do something better.

An interesting question: is it easier to motivate a learned individual that never does anything, or educate an ignorant individual that actually prod….

In the information age, the barriers [to entry into programming] just aren't there. The barriers are self imposed. If you want to set off and go deve….

Sometimes, the elegant implementation is just a function. Not a method. Not a class. Not a framework. Just a function..

Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share what I can, because I….

I recognize that I possess a very special intellect, but at the same time, I recognize that I'm lacking in a lot of areas. But being well-rounded is ….

Low-level programming is good for the programmer's soul..

Because of the nature of Moore's law, anything that an extremely clever graphics programmer can do at one point can be replicated by a merely compete….

Focus is a matter of deciding what things you're not going to do..