A software system is transparent when you can look at it and immediately see what is going on. It is simple when what is going on is uncomplicated enough for a human brain to reason about all the potential cases without strain
Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized… - Eric S. Raymond
Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized…
- Eric S. Raymond
Any tool should be useful in the expected way, but a truly great tool lends itself to uses you never expected. - Eric S. Raymond
Any tool should be useful in the expected way, but a truly great tool lends itself to uses you never expected.
Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better progra… - Eric S. Raymond
Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better progra…
Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around. - Eric S. Raymond
Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.
Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse) - Eric S. Raymond
Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse)
If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you. - Eric S. Raymond
If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you.
Often, the most striking and innovative solutions come from realizing that your concept of the problem was wrong. - Eric S. Raymond
Often, the most striking and innovative solutions come from realizing that your concept of the problem was wrong.
Alchemists turned into chemists when they stopped keeping secrets. - Eric S. Raymond
Alchemists turned into chemists when they stopped keeping secrets.
You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion. - Eric S. Raymond
You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion.
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