Sometimes, the elegant implementation is just a function. Not a method. Not a class. Not a framework. Just a function.

Focus is a matter of deciding what things you're not going to do.

In the information age, the barriers [to entry into programming] just aren't there. The barriers are self imposed. If you want to set off and go develop some grand new thing, you don't need millions of dollars of capitalization. You need enough pizza and Diet Coke to stick in your refrigerator, a cheap PC to work on, and the dedication to go through with it. We slept on floors. We waded across rivers.

One of the big lessons of a big project is you don't want people that aren't really programmers programming, you'll suffer for it!

I recognize that I possess a very special intellect, but at the same time, I recognize that I'm lacking in a lot of areas. But being well-rounded is greatly overrated.

You can prematurely optimize maintainability, flexibility, security, and robustness just like you can performance.

At its best, entertainment is going to be a subjective thing that can't win for everyone, while at worst, a particular game just becomes a random symbol for petty tribal behavior.