The name of a thing is not the thing. - Gerald M. Weinberg

When we do read code, we find that some of it gets written because of machine limitations, some because of language limitations, some because of programmer limitations, some because of historical accidents, and some because of specifications — both essential and inessential.

Repeatedly curing a system that can cure itself will eventually create a system that can't.

Once you eliminate your number one problem, number two gets a promotion.