Essays on programming I think about a lot | benkuhn.net Every so often I read an essay that I end up thinking about, and citing in conversation, over and over again. Here’s my index of all the ones of those I can remember! Nelson Elhage, Computers can be understood Dan McKinley, Choose Boring Technology Sandy Metz, The Wrong Abstraction Patrick McKenzie, Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names Thomas Ptacek, The Hiring Post...
Hara Hachi Bu - Sketchplanations Hara Hachi Bu is a saying from Okinawa in Southern Japan that advises people to stop eating when they’re 80% full. Okinawa is famous for the longevity of the people who live there. The more literal translation of hara hachi bu is stomach eight parts (out of ten).
We cannot see our reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see. Taoist Proverb (via Garr Reynolds – Lessons from the Bamboo – TEDxTokyo )
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. — Robert J. Hanlon in Hanlon’s razor Some variations: Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by ignorance.