The gap between the best software engineering practice and the average practice is very wide—perhaps wider than in any other engineering discipline. A tool that disseminates good practice would be important. — Fred Brooks
The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God. — Euclid
“Stop being so negative, Steven!”, “Why do you always assume the worst?”, “You’re such a ‘glass half empty’ person, Steven.”
我能召唤遥远的精灵。
那又怎么样，我也可以，谁都可以，问题是你真的召唤的时候，它们会来吗？ - 莎士比亚，《亨利四世》，第一部分
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Why, so can I, or so can any man; but will they come when you do call for them? - SHAKESPEARE, KING HENRY IV, Part I
GLENDOWER: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them?
William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1
他过去所做的许诺，是非凡的；
而他今天的执行，则什么也不是。
莎士比亚，《亨利八世》
只能根据过去判断将来。 - 帕特里克·亨利
然而永远无法根据过去规划将来。 - 埃德蒙·伯克
I know no way of judging the future but by the past. - PATRICK HENRY
You can never plan the future by the past. - EDMUND BURKE
普遍的做法是，选择一种方法，试试看；如果失败了，没关系，再试试别的。不管怎么样，重要的是先去尝试。 - 富兰克林 D. 罗斯福
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. - FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Donald Knuth 曾经指出，“提前优化是万恶之源”。
“premature optimization is the root of all evil,” as Donald Knuth once put it
Cliff Click expressed the same sentiment this way:
Premature optimization is the root of all evil is more true today than ever before.
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst
Fear not the future ,Weep not for the past
Men are judged by what they do
There is no time like the present
We are all slaves of opinion
Practice is the best master
The language of truth is simple
A man must take the consequence of his own deeds
Great hopes makes great men
Life is short and time is swift
Example is better than precept
Practice what you preach
Practice makes perfect
Easier said than done
It is never too late to mend
Look not too high, lest something fall into your eye.
Plain living and high thinking
A good heart conquers ill fortune
A little body often harbors a great soul