A Factor Of Ten

We all know that if you want to make something big, you have to compose it out of components — modules of some sort.  You must be able to isolate parts. . . .  It’s well known from programming, that this is not just a matter of division of labor because if you choose the wrong interface or an inappropriate one, the work explodes by a factor of ten — it’s not just a sum.
—    Edsger W. Dijkstra
[Dijkstra doesn’t mention a “great” programmer is 10 times more productive (BY ANY MEASURE) than a “good” programmer, and good programmers can be 5 to 10 times more productive than “average” programmers.   —    kmab]
.
On This Day In:
2022	Yo-yo Management
2021	DIY: Outdoor Gym Modifications
	First Hammock Hang Of 2021
	Slow Moving Trains And Squirrels
	Just Chillin’… Why?
2020	Still Crazy After All These Years…
2019	20 / 20 Foresight
	He Knew Damned Well…
2018	Be Someone’s Kindling
2017	When The Moment Comes
2016	Changed Clothes Lately?
2015	Like Stone
2014	Resistance Is Futile
2013	Subtle Humor
	To Look Behind Green Eyes
2012	The Path Is Endless
2011	Happy MLK, Jr Day!!!
	A Factor Of Ten
	Better Late Than Never?
	Whoops!
	Acceptable Beginnings
	Slow Progress
	Useful Confrontation
	When Phenomena Are Different
	Creative Avoidance
	Thinking
	Fast And Flexible
	Surrender Certainty
	Techniques
	Vive La Difference
	Destiny
	Completeness
	Art

Advertisement