... programming requires more concentration than other activities. It's the reason programmers get upset about 'quick interruptions' - such interruptions are tantamount to asking a juggler to keep three balls in the air and hold your groceries at the same time.

Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program.

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

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.

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.

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

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