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"Show me your flowcharts, but keep your tables hidden, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your tables, and I won't need to see your flowcharts, they'
by bitwize 3y ago
"Show me your flowcharts, but keep your tables hidden, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your tables, and I won't need to see your flowcharts, they'll be obvious."
- kwhitefoot 3y agoYou forgot the credit: Fred Brooks, Mythical Man Month,
- jrpelkonen 3y agoGreat quote and so true in the general case. Unfortunately, I have seen some database designs that have left me more mystified than I was before.
- capableweb 3y agoI've seen programs that got more mystical the more the employees showed me how it worked internally.