I am convinced that there is a need for high quality software, and the time will come when it will be recognized that it is worth investing effort in its development and in using a careful, structured approach based on safe, structured languages.

Good engineering is characterized by gradual, stepwise refinement of products that yields increased performance under given constraints and with given resources.

Software development is technical activity conducted by human beings.

Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster.

Reliable and transparent programs are usually not in the interest of the designer.

Programming is usually taught by examples.

A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do.