7 programming quotations

1. First, solve the problem. Then, write the code. - John Johnson
2. Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration. - Stan Kelly-Bootle
3. It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it; it's even harder when you've assumed your code is error-free. - Steve McConnell
4. Without requirements or design, programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file. - Louis Srygley
5. The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time. - Tom Cargill
6. Any code of your own that you haven't looked at for six or more months might as well have been written by someone else. - Eagleson's Law
7. It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. - Hofstadter's Law