10 Programming Proverbs Every Software Student Should Know

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To complement our reading of Code Complete through the technical book club, here is a great listing of 10 Programming Proverbs by Kevin Pang that every software student should know.  Read his article for the full descriptions of these in the software realm:

  1. There is no smoke without fire
  2. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
  3. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
  4. As you sow, so shall you reap
  5. Great haste makes great waste
  6. Look before you leap
  7. When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
  8. Silence is construed as approval
  9. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
  10. With great power comes great responsibility

Thanks Kevin for the great post!