Don't Be Clever.
Clever programmers think they are smarter than the accumulated programming wisdom of the last 60 years.
Clever programmers think that they will remember everything they're thinking at this moment, so there's no need to comment their code.
Clever programmers think that it's worthwhile to sacrifice clarity in their code to cut down on the number of lines in their code.
Clever programmers don't need to investigate root causes, because it isn't fun or shiny.
Clever programmers invent their own indenting and brace style and then do not even stick to it.
Clever programmers don't need to write efficient code, because hardware is always getting cheaper.
Don't be clever.
Becoming an Elite Programmer
l33t: Incorrect spelling of 1337.
1337: Shorthand to 31337.
31337: It means "elite." Wow.
Practical Programming & Pizza
Always write a getPizza() function before any others.
Writing the first 90 percent of a computer program takes 90 percent of the time. The remaining ten percent also takes 90 percent of the time and the final touches also take 90 percent of the time.
Technical Documentation is like pizza. When it's good, its very very good. When it's bad, it's better than nothing.
A scripter I knew got quite prickly
When scripts became laggy and sickly
He spiffed up his code
Reducing the load
And now they all crash twice as quickly.
Making the Impossible, Possible...
integer state = 1;
default
{
state_entry()
{
if(state == 0);
{
llShout(0, "OH GOD BRACE FOR IMPACT");
}
}
}