The job of the average manager requires a shift in focus every few minutes. The job of the average software developer requires that the developer not shift focus more often than every few hours.

The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it simpler rather than adding elements to make it more complex.

It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it; it's even harder when you've assumed your code is error-free.

Good code is its own best documentation. As you're about to add a comment, ask yourself, "How can I improve the code so that this comment isn't needed?" Improve the code and then document it to make it even clearer.

A typical software project can present more opportunities to learn from mistakes than some people get in a lifetime.

Good code is its own best documentation.

Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program.