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- [Phil Karlton]: "There are only two hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation and naming things."
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- Stafford Beer: "The Purpose Of the System Is What It Does"
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- [Work].
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- Taking a cue from [http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/b8e7y/as_a_programmer_what_single_discovery_has_given/ this reddit bit], what things make programming easier, better, safer, faster, saner, etc.?
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- * Use a serious editor.
- * Version control.
- * Big monitors and serious window managers.
- * Good input devices.
- * Paper notebooks and decent pens. Sticky notes. Tape. Whiteboards.
- * Github.
- * Close the door, unplug the phone, own good headphones, work on snow days.
- * Talk to other programmers, explain your problems, listen to theirs.
- * Read other people's code.
- * Work with people smarter than you.
- * Make broken code act broken.
- ** A single explosion is better than years of silent murder in the dark. A forlorn and pathetic cry for help is better than either.
- ** Never mind failing ''gracefully'' - fail ''explicitly''.
- * Never enable false economies. Cheap equipment is you at the office at 3am screaming at the walls.
- * Sleep plenty, eat well, go outside.
- * Go for walks.
- * Be careful about mistaking expressed desires for actual needs.
- * You'll lie all the time - everyone does. When you're writing code, say what you mean and mean what you say.
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