.sig Quote of the Day

October 8, 2003 4:31 PM

"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." – Brian W. Kernighan

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think about it from atog on October 8, 2003 5:25 PM

nice quote, got it from charles “Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.” – Read More

QotD from Palnatoke.net on October 10, 2003 2:09 AM

"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." – Brian W. Kerni... Read More

clever code from import this on October 12, 2003 10:22 PM

Something that is good to keep in mind when programming: "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." Read More

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