I think this is basically a re-statment of Larry Wall's three virtues of good programmers: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LazinessImpatienceHubris http://c2.com/cgi/wi

I think this is basically a re-statment of Larry Wall's three virtues of good programmers: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LazinessImpatienceHubris http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LazinessImpatienceHubris TFA says programming is for stupid people, but I'd argue he meant lazy.