> The Linus quote I always attributed it to Rob Pike, but it turns out Pike's is following: > Rule 4. Fancy algorithms are buggier than simple ones, and they'

> The Linus quote I always attributed it to Rob Pike, but it turns out Pike's is following: > Rule 4. Fancy algorithms are buggier than simple ones, and they're much harder to implement. Use simple algorithms as well as simple data structures. > Rule 5. Data dominates. If you've chosen the right data structures and organized things well, the algorithms will almost always be self-evident. Data structures, not algorithms, are central to programming. https://users.ece.utexas.edu/~adnan/pike.html https://users.ece.utexas.edu/~adnan/pike.html Interestingly enough, the above link has this to say: > Rule 5 was previously stated by Fred Brooks in The Mythical Man-Month. Which I guess references GP's excerpt. Also says this, which kinda loops back to Linus's way of saying it: > Rule 5 is often shortened to "write stupid code that uses smart objects".