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There is a Dunning-Kruger-esque quote on painting, that applies maybe even better (*) to software: "Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficul
by jffhn 7y ago
There is a Dunning-Kruger-esque quote on painting, that applies maybe even better (*) to software:
"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do." (E. Degas)
(or for a more literal translation: "Painting, that's very easy when you don't know how to do. When you do know, it's very difficult.")
(*) (Although Ecce Homo by E. G. Martinez is a good image of what can happen to the software you're working on when management adds someone to help you out ;).
- nchelluri 7y agowell said! I think about this sometimes. When I was 15, and just learning to program, I thought I could code anything. And if you look at history, I was perhaps right. Now, as a seasoned professional software developer, all I see is pitfalls everywhere...