Real Programmers respect the Real Programmers of SoftIce.
Category: Programming
“Before software should be reusable, it should be usable.”
– Ralph Johnson
Real Programmers use malloc when they have no other choice. Never calloc.
“Less than 10% of the code has to do with the ostensible purpose of the system; the rest deals with input-output, data validation, data structure maintenance, and other housekeeping.”
– Mary Shaw
Real Programmers don’t program in Java. Real Programmers laugh at feebs who write domains in reverse.
“We need above all to know about changes; no one wants or needs to be reminded 16 hours a day that his shoes are on.”
– David Hubel
Real Programmers don’t program in 4GL languages. In fact, no programmer programs using 4GL. 4GL is for imbeciles who cannot even program in Visual Basic.
“Good specifications will always improve programmer productivity far better than any programming tool or technique.”
– Milt Bryce
Real Programmers disparage the use of the decimal system. Real Programmers count in hexadecimal. Always.
“The difference between theory and practice is that in theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.”
– Richard Moore
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