It's harder to read code than to write it.

Life is a bit hard sometimes, and sometimes you have to step up and fight fights that you never signed up for.

Design adds value faster than it adds cost.

That's another flaw with performance-based rewards: They are easy for one of your competitors to top.

Indeed one of the best ways to deflect attacks is to make it look like they're succeeding. It's the software equivalent of playing dead.

Beware of Methodologies. They are a great way to bring everyone up to a dismal, but passable, level of performance, but at the same time, they are aggravating to more talented people who chafe at the restrictions that are placed on them.

Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.