Philosophies

Guiding principles and quotes that inspire my work and approach to life. Click on cards to see them flip!

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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
“Make it work, make it right, make it fast.”
— Kent Beck
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs
“Code is like humor. When you have to explain it, it's bad.”
— Cory House
“First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.”
— John Johnson
“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.”
— Harold Abelson
“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.”
— Martin Fowler
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
— Chinese Proverb
“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
— Linus Torvalds
“It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen.”
— Scott Belsky
“The best error message is the one that never shows up.”
— Thomas Fuchs