Predictability and great design are not friends.

Systematically identity top designers as early as possible. The best are often not the most experienced.

I have never seen an experienced programmer who routinely made detailed flow charts before beginning to write programs.

When a task cannot be partitioned because of sequential constraints, the application of more effort has no effect on the schedule. The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned.

A scientist builds in order to learn; an engineer learns in order to build.

Adjusting to the requirement for perfection is, I think, the most difficult part of learning to program.

A design style is defined by a set of microdecisions. A clear style reflects a consistent set. A clear style may not be a good style; a muddled one never is.