Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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Responsible Development is the style of development I aspire to now. It can be summarized by answering the question, How would I develop if it were my money? I'm amazed how many theoretical arguments evaporate when faced with this question.

Kent Beck's Popular Quotes

Make it work, make it right, make it fast.

- Kent Beck

Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming; feedback is the treatment.

- Kent Beck

A plan is an example of what could happen, not a prediction of what will happen.

- Kent Beck

The business changes. The technology changes. The team changes. The team members change. The problem isn't change, per se, because change is going to…

- Kent Beck

If you're having trouble succeeding, fail.

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Sometimes the problem has to mature before the solution can mature.

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Of the four project development variables - scope, cost, time and quality - quality isn't really a free variable. The only possible values are "excel…

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Testing is not the point. The point is about responsibility.

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I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.

- Kent Beck