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There is no one “root of all evil” in software development. Design is hard in many ways.

Bjarne Stroustrup

The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.
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Important Learning Simplicity
Our civilization depends critically on software, and we have a dangerously low degree of professionalism in the computer fields
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Civilization Degree Fields
Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.
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Language Perfect Salesman
[Corporate programming] is often done to the point where the individual is completely submerged in corporate “culture” with no outlet for unique talents and skills.
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Outlet Practice Skills Unique
Proof by analogy is fraud.
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Analogies Fraud Proof
Some software is actually pretty good, by any standard. Think of the Mars Rovers, Google, and the Human Genome Project. Now, that’s quality software!
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Google Quality Thinking
“Legacy code” often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling.
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Alternatives Code Legacy
There is no one “root of all evil” in software development. Design is hard in many ways.
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Creativity Engineering Simple
When done well, software is invisible.
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Done Invisible Software
You can hide all kinds of clever and dirty code behind a good interface if you really need such code.
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Code Good Interface Need Really
An organisation that treats its programmers as morons will soon have programmers that are willing and able to act like morons only.
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Able Organization Treat
The standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel.
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Book Provoking Reading Though
This evolution may compromise Java’s claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today.
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Effort Java May
Java isn’t platform independent; it is a platform
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Independent Java Platforms
Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.
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Problem Views Way
There’s an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.
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Stories Technology Wish

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