A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work.

Good code is its own best documentation.

In my experience, you either have encapsulation and abstraction or you have neither. There is no middle ground.

Motivation is undoubtedly the single greatest influence on how well people perform. Most productivity studies have found that motivation has a stronger influence on productivity than any other factor.

Engineering is the application of scientific principles toward practical ends. If the engineering isn't practical, it's bad engineering.

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project's outcome; it is to determine whether a project's targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them.

Trying to apply formal methods to all software projects is just as bad as trying to apply code-and-fix development to all projects.