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I like this one: "Debugging a program is twice as hard as writing it in the first place. So, by definition, if you write the program as cleverly as you can, yo
by vram22 8y ago
I like this one:
"Debugging a program is twice as hard as writing it in the first place. So, by definition, if you write the program as cleverly as you can, you will not be able to debug it."
- (Maybe by) Brian Kernighan.
- kps 8y ago… and/or P J Plauger. “Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you're as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it?” in The Elements of Programming Style (p10 in the 2nd edition).
- vram22 8y agoThanks. I've heard that's a good book, as is Software Tools by Kernighan and Plauger.