A computer program is a message from a man to a machine. The rigidly marshaled syntax and the scrupulous definitions all exist to make intention clear to the dumb engine.

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later

The brain alone is intricate beyond mapping, powerful beyond imitation, rich in diversity, self-protecting, and self-renewing. The secret is that it is grown, not built.

How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.

Originality is no excuse for ignorance.

...when fits of creativity run strong, more than one programmer or writer has been known to abandon the desktop for the more spacious floor.

Plan to throw one (implementation) away; you will, anyhow.