Taleb popularized the myth but I like the usenet quote from Dewar better: "When Roman engineers built a bridge, they had to stand under it while the first legi

Taleb popularized the myth but I like the usenet quote from Dewar better: "When Roman engineers built a bridge, they had to stand under it while the first legion marched across. If programmers today worked under similar ground rules, they might well find themselves getting much more interested in Ada!" (Robert Dewar)