I've seen that line referenced a couple of times here recently. I'm pretty sure it derives from Jerry Weinberg's Psychology of Computer Programming, which conta

I've seen that line referenced a couple of times here recently. I'm pretty sure it derives from Jerry Weinberg's Psychology of Computer Programming, which contains a story about some programmers defending an incorrect program on the grounds that it would process more cards per minute, to which Weinberg replied, "But your code doesn't work. If mine doesn't have to work I can do a million cards a minute!" One of my favorite software stories.