The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full humility, and among other things he avoids clever tricks like the plague.


Dijkstra (1972) The Humble Programmer (EWD340).

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The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full humility, ...

The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full humility, ...

The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full humility, ...

The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full humility, ...