Nikolay Ashanin on identifying stakeholders

vutran | June 11, 2020, 5:43 p.m.

"It is important to remember that if the architect does not propose the most optimal algorithm, this can lead to the project becoming more expensive with different consequences. If the architect fails to identify one of the key stakeholders, it may cost him his career."

— Nikolay Ashanin

Sara Sheridan on reading old letters and journals

vutran | June 10, 2020, 5:21 p.m.

“To me, reading through old letters and journals is like treasure hunting.”

— Sara Sheridan

Fred Brooks on the programmer power of building castle out of thin air

vutran | June 10, 2020, 5:21 p.m.

"The programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff. He builds his castles in the air, from air, creating by exertion of the imagination."

— Fred Brooks

Ouida on common knowledge

vutran | June 10, 2020, 5:18 p.m.

"I have known a thousand scamps; but I never met one who considered himself so. Self-knowledge isn’t so common."

—Ouida 

James Clear on motion and busyness

vutran | June 7, 2020, 8:57 a.m.

"Motion does not equal action. Busyness does not equal effectiveness." 

— James Clear

James Clear on change's incentives

vutran | June 7, 2020, 8:56 a.m.

"When people say they don’t want to change what they really mean is they don’t have an incentive to change.

Change the incentives and the behavior follows suit." 

— James Clear

James Baldwin on change

vutran | June 7, 2020, 8:55 a.m.

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."

— James Baldwin