To measure is to know.
Premature optimization is the root of all evil.
Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world.
I don’t spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.
Avoiding complexity reduces bugs.
Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.
I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It’s the right way to do things.
I think of myself as an engineer, not as a visionary or ‘big thinker.’ I don’t have any lofty goals.
Go for civil engineering, because civil engineering is the branch of engineering which teaches you the most about managing people. Managing people is a skill which is very, very useful and applies almost regardless of what you do.
Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been.
Engineering is a creative practice.
Code never lies, comments sometimes do.
Software is eating the world.
A fool with a tool is still a fool.
If anything can go wrong it will.
Strive for perfection in everything you do.
Strive for perfection in everything. Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn’t exist, create it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.
Take the best that exists and make it better.
Clean code always looks like it was written by someone who cares.
Think twice, code once.