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Summary
This document appears to be page 271 of a book or manuscript titled 'Software', included in a House Oversight Committee evidence production (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015961). The text discusses software engineering philosophy, emphasizing the importance of software architects and 'programming geniuses' (super-programmers) who are vastly more productive than the average. It concludes with a list of 'Laws' regarding productivity, interruptions, and the creative nature of programming.
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Used as an example of what can be built if you find 'programming geniuses' and make them work together.
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Used as an example of what can be built if you find 'programming geniuses' and make them work together.
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Inferred from the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015961'.
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Key Quotes (4)
"‘Time out, that’s for the next release’ and similar statements spell disaster for the future of a project"Source
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"Just as there are artistic geniuses, there are programming geniuses. Hold onto them if you get one."Source
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"A programmer interrupted eight times a day does no work."Source
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"Bugs save us from collapsing space-time when we are lazy and try to use mechanical means rather than creative thought to write software."Source
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