Never underestimate the effect of clutter on your life.
Trivia rarely affect efficiency. Are all the machinations worth it, when their primary effect is to make the code less readable?
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.
Do what you think is interesting, do something that you think is fun and worthwhile, because otherwise you won't do it well anyway.
90% of the functionality delivered now is better than 100% delivered never.
Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming.
The most effective debugging tool is still careful thought, coupled with judiciously placed print statements.
I recently went mad and spent 1,000 in one afternoon on bras and knickers. I love classy, lacy stuff that makes you feel dead sexy knowing you've got it on. I've never worn stockings and suspenders, though. But I could imagine they'd make you feel really sexy worn under something formal. I think I'll save that experience and wear them under my wedding dress.
I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I needed to tell.
In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans Christian Andersen, and the Grimm fairy tales, all the classic fairy tales.
Of two evils, I always choose the lesser.