Quote of the Day [5.18.08]

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”

Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens

Quote of the Day [5.17.08]

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:16

Quote of the Day [5.15.08]

“Software is a place where dreams are planted and nightmares harvested, an abstract, mystical swamp where terrible demons compete with magical panaceas, a world of werewolves and silver bullets.”

Brad J. Cox

Quote of the Day [5.14.08]

“The fundamental problem with software maintenance is that fixing a defect has a substantial (20-50 percent) chance of introducing another. So the whole process is two steps forward and one step back.”

Frederick P. Brooks, “The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering,

Quote of the Day [5.12.08]

Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens

Title to a Dana Milbank article in The Washington Post
Friday, May 9, 2008