Slow and steady. From Pessimal Algorithms and Simplexity Analysis: “Intuitively, a reluctant algorithm for a problem P is one which wastes time in a way that is sufficiently contrived to fool a naive observer.” There’s no shortage of practical applications.
Side effects. Is it just me, or does anyone else notice the Haskellers taking over Reddit and the Lispers quietly disappearing? I wonder if it’s a function of this, or a side effect of this?
Don’t over-engineer. Evan Weaver: “If your model behaviors aren’t mutually exclusive, don’t subclass.”
Spot hunters. “OH my God. A lot? Why doesn’t she just drag me out of the car and castrate me?” Street parking is serious business.
The need for social refactoring. “While the male:female ratio in the software industry is between 7:1 and 12:1, depending on how you measure it, the ratio in open source is at least 200:1, and probably worse. For a community that talks so loudly about freedom and rights, I think that’s shameful.” (Via Simon Willison)