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Write code as if you had to support it for the rest of your life.

In Zulu, the philosophy of Ubuntu is summed up as “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu,” which roughly translates to “A person is a person through (other) persons.”

"A developer is a developer through (other) developers.” If we take it down to the metal, then “Code is code through (other) code.”

the next time you feel the need to improve your programming skills, don’t read another book. Read code

Sometimes the best thing you can do to solve a problem is to put the mouse down and step away from the keyboard.

remember that interfaces exist for the convenience of their users, not their implementers

Good interfaces are:

Easy to use correctly: People using a well-designed interface almost always use the interface correctly, because that’s the path of least resistance.

With interfaces that are easy to use correctly, things just work.

Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Man’s got to know his limitations. — Dirty Harry