Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.

Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.

Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better.

If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.

Don't blame me for the fact that competent programming, as I view it as an intellectual possibility, will be too difficult for 'the average programmer', you must not fall into the trap of rejecting a surgical technique because it is beyond the capabilities of the barber in his shop around the corner.