We dont have better algorithms, we just have more data.

Peers can be the best teachers, because they're the ones that remember what it's like to not understand..

I think test-driven design is great. But you can test all you want and if you don’t know how to approach the problem, you’re not going to get a solut….

Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. Today dozens of Google engineers use….

When I was in school, working as a team was called cheating..

How can you make informed decisions ... ? The key seems to be to gather experts who are knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter, and ha….

Using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table..

Pascal and C are special-purpose languages for manipulating the registers and memory of a von Neumann-style computer..

The people who hate SICP are the ones who just want to know how to drive their car on the highway, just like everyone else..

One of the best programmers I ever hired had only a High School degree; he's produced a lot of great software, has his own news group, and made enoug….

Simple models and a lot of data trump more elaborate models based on less data..

PowerPoint doesn't kill meetings. People kill meetings. But using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table: You can do very bad things w….

More data beats clever algorithms, but better data beats more data..

My belief is that PowerPoint doesn't kill meetings. People kill meetings..

All models are wrong, and increasingly you can succeed without them..

Let me just say that, if you ever have the choice of putting your words in powerpoint or having them carved into 30-foot high marble, I'd say go for ….