Programming is usually taught by examples.

Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated.

A primary cause of complexity is that software vendors uncritically adopt almost any feature that users want.

Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps.

The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed.

Programs should be written and polished until they acquire publication quality.

Software development is technical activity conducted by human beings.