Proverbs

These are little sayings that I’ve picked up from others and some that I’ve found on my own. They guide me in the right direction.

# APPROACHABLE IS BETTER THAN SIMPLE.

# BEFORE MAKING IT BETTER, STOP MAKING IT WORSE.

# DESIGN FOR FAILURE.

# FIRST SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN WRITE THE CODE.

# PLEASURE IN THE JOB PUTS PERFECTION IN THE WORK.

# PEOPLE ACT ON THE STORIES THEY KNOW.

# MAKE THE CHANGE EASY, THEN MAKE THE EASY CHANGE.

# ONE CHANGE MAKES SEVEN.

# IN SOFTWARE, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOTHING IS FREE.

# A WELL-DEFINED PROBLEM IS HALF-SOLVED.

# THERE SEEMS NO PLAN BECAUSE IT IS ALL PLAN.

# TO GO LEFT, TURN RIGHT.

# AVOID ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRACTION.

# BEING ENTHUSIASTIC IS WORTH 25 IQ POINTS.

# DO IT RIGHT, OR YOU'LL NEED TO DO IT OVER.

# PROS ARE JUST AMATEURS WHO KNOW HOW TO GRACEFULLY RECOVER.

# COMPETE WITH YOURSELF AND ROOT FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

# "JUST" AND "EASY" ARE FOUR LETTER WORDS.

# RESPONSIVE IS BETTER THAN FAST.

# NON-BLOCKING IS BETTER THAN BLOCKING.

# HALF MEASURES ARE AS BAD AS NOTHING AT ALL.

# MIND YOUR WORDS, THEY ARE IMPORTANT.

# ANYTHING YOU DO NOT GIVE FREELY BECOMES LOST TO YOU.

# GO PLACES. NOT TOO MUCH. MOSTLY SELF-POWERED.

# BUGS AND FEATURES DON'T ADD, THEY COMPOUND.

# IT'S NOT FULLY SHIPPED UNTIL IT'S FAST.

# THINKING IS ALSO WORK.

# NO PROBLEMS, NO PROGRESS.

# WORK IN PUBLIC.

# ENCOURAGE FLOW.

# EAT FOOD. NOT TOO MUCH. MOSTLY PLANTS.

# SPEAK LIKE A HUMAN.

# SLOW IS SMOOTH. SMOOTH IS FAST.

# PRACTICALITY BEATS PURITY.

# SHIPPING IS A FEATURE.

# MOOD FOLLOWS ACTION EXPRESSES MOOD.

# WORK WITHOUT A VISION IS TOIL. VISION WITHOUT WORK IS A DAYDREAM.

# KEEP IT LOGICALLY AWESOME.

# MAKE THINGS. NOT TOO MUCH. MOSTLY FOR OTHERS.

# IT BE LIKE THAT SOMETIMES.

# HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD LATELY THAT YOU ROCK?

# TAKE A BREAK :)

# SOLVE THE RIGHT PROBLEM.

# IF YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF IT, GET INTO IT.

# A NAME MEANS A LOT JUST BY ITSELF.

# ANYTHING ADDED DILUTES EVERYTHING ELSE.

# COLLABORATION THROUGH COMMUNICATION.

# FAVOR FOCUS OVER FEATURES.