From 1dea81ff9a7674725bb46a7a4c53364e8c09af08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jakob Kaivo Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 13:52:53 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] keep formatted quotes saved --- quotes | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 quotes diff --git a/quotes b/quotes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..38aa10d --- /dev/null +++ b/quotes @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +I conclude that there are two ways of constructing a software design: One way +is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies and the other +way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. + +The first method is far more difficult. It demands the same skill, devotion, +insight, and even inspiration as the discovery of the simple physical laws +which underlie the complex phenomena of nature. It also requires a willingness +to accept objectives which are limited by physical, logical, and technological +constraints, and to accept a compromise when conflicting objectives cannot be +met. No committee will ever do this until it is too late. + + -- C.A.R. Hoare, "The Emporor's Old Clothes" + Communications of the ACM, 1981 -- 2.45.2