" ... How many transistors does your radio have? Does it have 9 transistors? How many jewels in your wrist watch? 17 jewels? Is your program developed using Object-Oriented programming techniques? Is it Extensible? IT DOESN'T MATTER as long as you get good reception, the watch keeps accurate time, your program runs FAST and does what the USER wants ... "

" ... Inside is a list of JavaScript tips, some offer techniques to simulate features found in C-like languages (such as assertions or static variables). Others are meant to improve performance and explore some of the more obscure parts of the web scripting language. ... "

" ... Whilst we may muse about engineering, architectural or craft metaphors for software development, there is no denying that, in essence, programming is writing. It is a form of communication that has two distinct audiences: us and the machine. Although there are times when it might not feel this way, the machine is easily pleased, demanding little more than well-formed code. We, however, are a little more complex and discerning: we demand that our communication communicate ... " A strange, almost political essay about coding style

" ... A few months ago I attended a workshop with Eric Evans, and he talked about a certain style of interface which we decided to name a fluent interface. It's not a common style, but one we think should be better known. Probably the best way to describe it is by example. ... "

" ... Even if you’ve trapped, you can change your programming style and reap some of the benefits of those new languages. In the last 15 years Java programming style has changed significantly ... "

" ... I have spent many years working on the FreeBSD kernel, and only rarely did I venture into userland programming, but when I had occation to do so, I invariably found that people programmed like it was still 1975 ... "