When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code. – Richard Pattis
Programming languages, like pizzas, come in only two sizes: too big and too small. – Richard Pattis

When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code. – Richard Pattis
Programming languages, like pizzas, come in only two sizes: too big and too small. – Richard Pattis
If you cannot grok the overall structure of a program while taking a shower, e.g., with no external memory aids, you are not ready to code it. – Richard Pattis
Two little girls, on their way home from Sunday school, were solemnly discussing the lesson. “Do you believe there is a devil?” asked one. “No,” said the other promptly. “It’s like Santa Claus: it’s your father.” – Nebelspalter (Zurich, Switzerland), quoted in The Literary Digest, Vol.106, 1930