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Mythical Man-Month, Anniversary Edition, The: Essays On Software Engineering
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From one of my favorite Hacker News comments ever, by @Jonathan_Blow: https://t.co/uJgib4x6El
I conclude that there are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. It demands the same skill, devotion, insight, and even inspiration as the disco... See more
A program that does everything in the most efficient possible way is often needlessly difficult to understand.
John Guttag • Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python, second edition: With Application to Understanding Data
Keep in mind that the most efficient algorithm is not always the algorithm of choice.
John Guttag • Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python, second edition: With Application to Understanding Data
You can't make this point better than Leslie Lamport did:
If you're thinking without writing, you only think you're thinking.