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Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts. - Albert Einstein I don't think programming is necessarily unique in
by j_baker 15y ago
Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts. - Albert Einstein
I don't think programming is necessarily unique in this regard. As with any other profession, there are things that can be measured, and things that you just have to trust your gut on.
- gruseom 15y agoThis does not sound like something Einstein would have said. For one thing, it's a play on words in English. Let's see what the google has to say... Edit: yep. It comes from Informal Sociology (1963) by William Bruce Cameron. Never heard of him? Me either. By the way, this the first time I've seen quoteinvestigator.com come up in the search results. That's welcome; it's a great site. If you like this kind of thing, check it out. http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/26/everything-counts-einstein/ http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/26/everything-counts-ei... p.s. fully agree about the barriers to empirical study of programming.