tweets | quotes | motivational & thought provoking by tgogos

...the purpose of abstracting is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise. -Edsger W. Dijkstra, The Humble Programmer

#abstraction #dijkstra

over 6 years ago

John Chamberlain - computerized mess

https://twitter.com/misterchambo/status/1080669367585656832

Computerizing an existing mess ends up being a computerized mess.

#mess

over 6 years ago

wickett - complexity, simplicity & smart people

https://twitter.com/wickett/status/1124394261657653248

Complexity is what smart people do. Simplicity is what smart people who must live with the consequences of their design do.

#complexity #simplicity

over 6 years ago

Benno Rice - The Tragedy of systemd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1525&v=o_AIw9bGogo

People have a complicated relationship with change. I like to say that nerds especially have a really complicated relationship with change. "We love it to pieces! Change is awesome... when we're the ones doing it..."

#change

over 6 years ago

rakyll - historical context, trade-offs

https://twitter.com/rakyll/status/1204084195644997632

In tech we need a role where a person provides historical context and commentary on ongoing tradeoff discussions. That’s it, that’s the job.

#trade-off

over 6 years ago

codinghorror - pedantry

https://twitter.com/codinghorror/status/1116788620214460416

There's a ton of pedantry in programming. This may be confusing until you realize that programmers spend 8+ hours a day working with the world's most irritating pedant -- the computer. And the computer is .. kind of an a-hole to be honest.

#pedantry

over 6 years ago