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For reference: if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it
by mejutoco 4mo ago
For reference:
if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it
- raphman 4mo agoAh thanks - I couldn't remember the original version. For reference: it's called Kernighan's Law, and can be found in the Second Edition of "The Elements of Programming Style", page 10 [1]. The original phrasing is: > Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you’re as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it? [1] https://archive.org/details/the-elements-of-programming-style-second-edition/page/9/mode/2up?q=twice https://archive.org/details/the-elements-of-programming-styl...
- mejutoco 4mo agoIt seems I was not able to either, and I trusted google AI snippet. Thanks