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Douglas Crockford Quotes: The good thing about reinventing the wheel is that you can get a round one.
         

The good thing about reinventing the wheel is that you can get a round one.


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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.



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



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



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



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Of all hateful occupations, housekeeping is to my mind the most hateful.



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