"Don't document bad code - rewrite it."

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Brian Kernighan

#Quality Quotes #Code Quotes

“Polio has not been eradicated by vaccination, it is lurking behind a redefinition and new diagnostic names like viral or aseptic meningitis.......According to one of the 1997 issues of the MMWR, there are some 30,000 to 50,000 cases of viral meningitis per year in the United States alone. That's where all those 30,000 - 50,000 cases of polio disappeared after the introduction of mass vaccination”
“it's like a squid in love with the sky.”
“I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.”
“Don't be silly and don't waste your time.”
“Alternating periods of activity and rest is necessary to survive, let alone thrive. Capacity, interest, and mental endurance all wax and wane. Plan accordingly.”
“Human life has dignity at every age the taking of innocent human life is always wrong. I believe our nation at every level of government must reject any scheme to permit or promote assisted suicide and euthanasia.”
“I thought symphaths didn't have a conscience." "I'm half my mother's boy, too. So I have a little." "Aren't you lucky." The Reverend's chin dipped down, and his eyes flashed pure, purple evil for a split second. Then he smiled. "Noâ€¦ all the rest of you are fortunate.”
“My worst habit used to be smoking but I quit.”

Source : "Katherine Heigl's 18-Month-Old Daughter Already Using Curse Words?" by Hollie McKay, www.foxnews.com. May 28, 2010.

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