Category: Computing

(via canonical.org) Prince Wang’s programmer was coding software. His fingers danced upon the keyboard. The program compiled without an error message, and the program ran like a gentle wind. “Excellent!” the Prince exclaimed, “Your technique is faultless!” “Technique?” said the programmer turning from his terminal, “What I follow is Tao – beyond all techniques! When … Continue reading “Technique?”

(via canonical.org) A manager went to the master programmer and showed him the requirements document for a new application. The manager asked the master: “How long will it take to design this system if I assign five programmers to it?” “It will take one year,” said the master promptly. “But we need this system immediately … Continue reading “How long will it take to design this system?”

(via canonical.org) Why are programmers non-productive? Because their time is wasted in meetings. Why are programmers rebellious? Because the management interferes too much. Why are the programmers resigning one by one? Because they are burnt out. Having worked for poor management, they no longer value their jobs. — Geoffrey James, The Tao of Programming