Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) | by Linux fortune |
To those accustomed to the precise, structured methods of conventional system development, exploratory development techniques may seem messy, inelegant, and unsatisfying. But it's a question of congruence: precision and flexibility may be just as disfunctional in novel, uncertain situations as sloppiness and vacillation are in familiar, well-defined ones. Those who admire the massive, rigid bone structures of dinosaurs should remember that jellyfish still enjoy their very secure ecological niche. -- Beau Sheil, "Power Tools for Programmers" | |
Catastrophic failure of the IDE cable???. What are you doing to the poor thing, jumping on it? - Beau Kuiper on linux-kernel |