The business changes. The technology changes. The team changes. The team members change. The problem isn't change, per se, because change is going to happen; the problem, rather, is the inability to cope with change when it comes.

I mean, source code in files; how quaint, how seventies!

The system metaphor is a story that everyone--customers, programmers, and managers--can tell about how the system works.

I don't like the feeling, but I've got to say that a little fear makes me a more focused, more responsible programmer.

I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.

The community isn't nearly as afraid as it thinks it is.

Make it work, make it right, make it fast.