C is a razor-sharp tool, with which one can create an elegant and efficient program or a bloody mess. BRIAN KERNIGHAN ProgramRazorsTools
Trivia rarely affect efficiency. Are all the machinations worth it, when their primary effect is to make the code less readable? BRIAN KERNIGHAN EfficiencyStatisticsTrivia
Do what you think is interesting, do something that you think is fun and worthwhile, because otherwise you won’t do it well anyway. BRIAN KERNIGHAN FunInterestingThinking
… it is a fundamental principle of testing that you must know in advance the answer each test case is supposed to produce. If you don’t, you are not testing; you are experimenting. BRIAN KERNIGHAN AnswersFundamentalsPrinciples
Trying to outsmart a compiler defeats much of the purpose of using one. BRIAN KERNIGHAN DefeatPurposeTrying
Mechanical rules are never a substitute for clarity of thought. BRIAN KERNIGHAN ClaritySubstituteThought
Another effective [debugging] technique is to explain your code to someone else. This will often cause you to explain the bug to yourself. BRIAN KERNIGHAN LearningMindSorry
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