It turns out that style matters in programming for the same reason that it matters in writing. It makes for better reading.

Generally, the craft of programming is the factoring of a set of requirements into a a set of functions and data structures.

Computer programs are the most complex things that humans make.

JavaScript is the only language that I'm aware of that people feel they don't need to learn before they start using it.

Code reuse is the Holy Grail of Software Engineering.

In JavaScript, there is a beautiful, elegant, highly expressive language that is buried under a steaming pile of good intentions and blunders.

Most programming languages contain good parts and bad parts. I discovered that I could be better programmer by using only the good parts and avoiding the bad parts.

People who use Class will never understand all the crap they are doing.

Things don't change because people change their minds. They change because they retire or die.

Just because something is a standard doesn’t mean it is the right choice for every application. Like XML, for example.

People who should be the first to recognize the value of an innovation are often the last.

Writing is hard work. But if you want to become a writer you will become one. Nothing will stop you.

I don't want to stay here overnight, ' said Harry angrily, sitting up and throwing back his covers. 'I want to find McLaggen and kill him.

Movie queens diffuse into Cinema haze, while libertines read pornozines in street cafes.

Eating is always a decision, nobody forces your hand to pick up food and put it into your mouth.

You can return all the Christmas gifts you want, but you will never get back the time spent with your relatives.

Good characters the reader cares about combined with an intriguing plot. Do those two and you've got it made.

Why won't you run in the rain and play, let the tears splash all over you?

Some people, you know, should just go to college and do what they do and have a great job and not worry about trying to be famous as a singer. It's not for everyone.

I don't personally like the e-readers they've come up with so far. I don't fetishize books, but I do like that they're solid and unchanging.

I couldn't speak enough Spanish. I couldn't make myself understood on that club.