The good thing about reinventing the wheel is that you can get a round one.

People who use Class will never understand all the crap they are doing.

It turns out that style matters in programming for the same reason that it matters in writing. It makes for better reading.

Just because something is a standard doesn’t mean it is the right choice for every application. Like XML, for example.

Features that offer value to a minority of users impose a cost on all users.

People who should be the first to recognize the value of an innovation are often the last.

Software is usually expected to be modified over the course of its productive life. The process of converting one correct program into a different correct program is extremely challenging.