To solve an interesting problem, start by finding a problem that is interesting to you.

And for any agents or proxy of the regime interested in asking me questions face to face, I've got some bullets slathered in pork fat to make you feel extra special welcome.

Software is largely a service industry operating under the persistent but unfounded delusion that it is a manufacturing industry

Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter.

Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.

A software system is transparent when you can look at it and immediately see what is going on. It is simple when what is going on is uncomplicated enough for a human brain to reason about all the potential cases without strain

With enough eyes, all bugs are shallow.