Computer programs are the most complex things that humans make.

The structure of software systems tend to reflect the structure of the organization that produce them.

Programmers are as emotional and irrational as normal people

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

Most programming languages contain good parts and bad parts. I discovered that I could be better programmer by using only the good parts and avoiding the bad parts.

JavaScript is the only language that I'm aware of that people feel they don't need to learn before they start using it.

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.