WIST Quotations

Raymond, Eric S. -- The Cathedral & the Bazaar (1999)

Dave — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 22:20:34 +0000

Ugly programs are like ugly suspension bridges: they’re much more liable to collapse than pretty ones, because the way humans (especially engineer-humans) perceive beauty is intimately related to our ability to process and understand complexity.

Eric S. Raymond (b. 1957) American software developer, writer [a.k.a. ESR]
The Cathedral & the Bazaar (1999)

Raymond, Eric S. -- The Cathedral and the Bazaar, ch. 2, Rule 18 (1999)

Dave — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:53:02 +0000

To solve an interesting problem, start by finding a problem that is interesting to you.

Eric S. Raymond (b. 1957) American software developer, writer [a.k.a. ESR]
The Cathedral and the Bazaar, ch. 2, Rule 18 (1999)
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Raymond, Eric S. -- The Cathedral and the Bazaar, ch. 2, Rule 9 (1999)

Dave — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:51:23 +0000

Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.

Eric S. Raymond (b. 1957) American software developer, writer [a.k.a. ESR]
The Cathedral and the Bazaar, ch. 2, Rule 9 (1999)
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