"Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming; feedback is the treatment."

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Source : Kent Beck (2000). “Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change”, p.31, Addison-Wesley Professional

Kent Beck

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“It sounds to me like selling a car with faulty brakes, and then buying an insurance policy on those cars.”
“I love an arcade. I love a boardwalk game. But I also love a rollercoaster. Though I think the rollercoaster love comes from the fact that it took a really long time for me to reach the height requirement, so I promised myself very early on that when I reach that, I will not take it for granted.”

Source : "Talking About Carnivals with Melissa Rauch". Interview with Mark Svartz, www.esquire.com. March 21, 2013.
“Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again.”
“When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended up playing the weirdos. I can assure you I'm not a psycho or a criminal or a bully.”
“I wonder what it feels like to have no desires left because you have satisfied them all, smothered them with money even before they are born. Is an existence without desire very desirable? And is the poverty of desire better than rank poverty itself?”
“Down to my last dime and coming apart at the seams. I'm messed up in Mexico, living on refried dreams.”
“I have this theory about words. There's a thousand ways to say 'Pass the salt'. It could mean, you know, 'Can I have some salt?' or it could mean, 'I love you.' It could mean, 'I'm very annoyed with you'. Really, the list could go on and on. Words are little bombs, and they have a lot of energy inside them.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.”

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