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This is Train of Thoughts, the private BLOG dedicated to
announcements, discussions, little ponderings, musings and hacks of
Ralf S. Engelschall, an independent computer scientist and Unix developer.
announcements, discussions, little ponderings, musings and hacks of
Ralf S. Engelschall, an independent computer scientist and Unix developer.
Computer science isn't about computers any more
than astronomy is about telescopes.
— Edsger W. Dijkstra
than astronomy is about telescopes.
— Edsger W. Dijkstra
It's not enough to be a great programmer;
you have to find a great problem.
— Charles Simonyi
you have to find a great problem.
— Charles Simonyi
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.
Art is knowing which ones to keep.
— Scott Adams, "The Dilbert Principle"
Art is knowing which ones to keep.
— Scott Adams, "The Dilbert Principle"
The idea is to fall and miss the ground.
— Douglas Adams, "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
— Douglas Adams, "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Every good work of software starts by
scratching a developer's personal itch.
— Eric S. Raymond, "The Cathedral and the Bazaar"
scratching a developer's personal itch.
— Eric S. Raymond, "The Cathedral and the Bazaar"
Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember, amateurs built the ark.
Professionals built the Titanic. — unknown
Remember, amateurs built the ark.
Professionals built the Titanic. — unknown
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man. — George Bernard Shaw
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man. — George Bernard Shaw
Basically, perfect development is impossible.
Development can be fast, good, and cheap.
Pick two. — Larry Wall
Development can be fast, good, and cheap.
Pick two. — Larry Wall
Do what you feel in your heart to be right —
for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do,
and damned if you don't. — Eleanor Roosevelt
for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do,
and damned if you don't. — Eleanor Roosevelt
I'd like to thank all the little people who helped make
this possible, but I can't, because I did it all myself.
— Herman Monster
this possible, but I can't, because I did it all myself.
— Herman Monster