C is a razor-sharp tool, with which one can create an elegant and efficient program or a bloody mess.

Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming.

Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.

Mechanical rules are never a substitute for clarity of thought.

C is a razor-sharp tool, with which one can create an elegant and efficient program or a bloody mess.

The most effective debugging tool is still careful thought, coupled with judiciously placed print statements.

Trying to outsmart a compiler defeats much of the purpose of using one.