Software Engineering Proverbs

[cvrk3]

collected by Tom Van Vleck:

André Bensoussan once explained to me the difference between a programmer and a designer:

"If you make a general statement, a programmer says, 'Yes, but...'
while a designer says, 'Yes, and...'"

Craziness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

-- Tom DeMarco

Your problem is another's solution;
Your solution will be his problem.

when the cart stops
do you whip the cart
or whip the ox?

Q: How many QA testers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: QA testers don't change anything. They just report that it's dark.

Kerry Zallar
Q: How many software engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Just one. But the house falls down.

Andrew Siwko

[darrenstraight]

That was an interesting little read, thanks cvrk3.