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The Humble Programmer - by Edsger W. Dijkstra
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https://www.cs.utexas.edu/%7EEWD/transcriptions/EWD03xx/EWD340.html

ACM Turing Lecture 1972

  • tools affect your thinking
  • realiable software by avoiding bugs to start with
  • don't waste time debugging by avoiding bugs to start with
  • programming is and will remain difficult as people always push for the limits
  • stick to intellectually manageable programs
  • the program is a side issue, the relevant thing is the behaviour
  • tools, languages, and notations influence what we can think or express
  • respect limitations of mind and intellect, avoid clever tricks like the plague
  • appreciate difficulty of programming
  • stick with modest and elegant tools
  • developers need to apply discipline
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jmewes commented Feb 28, 2019

the world is continuously advancing with new inventions
the problems are with the people's minds: over-commitment comes from ego and desire

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