P. J. Plauger Quotes

• My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.

  P. J. Plauger

  Experts, Definitions, Fields

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• Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off forever.

  P. J. Plauger

  Inspirational, Funny Motivational, Procrastination

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• If everybody's behavior can be explained by simple stupidity and greed, there's no point in assuming a conspiracy.

  P. J. Plauger

  Simple, Stupidity, Greed

  P. J. Plauger (1994). “Programming on purpose III: essays on software technology”, Prentice Hall

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• The stored-program digital computer has three major attributes: it is fast, it is accurate, and it is stupid. The first two attributes are often used to disguise the third.

  P. J. Plauger

  Stupid, Two, Digital

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• Where there are two bugs, there is likely to be a third.

  P. J. Plauger

  Two, Bugs, Thirds

  Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger (1978). “The Elements of Programming Style”, Computing McGraw-Hill

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• Don't stop with your first draft.

  P. J. Plauger

  Firsts

  Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger (1978). “The Elements of Programming Style”, Computing McGraw-Hill

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• Beyond 100,000 lines of code, you should probably be coding in Ada.

  P. J. Plauger

  Ada, Lines, Should

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• By long-standing tradition, I take this opportunity to savage other
  designers in the thin disguise of good, clean fun.

  P. J. Plauger

  Fun, Opportunity, Long

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