“Arc seems to embody the idea that language design is library design, and vice-versa.

“I usually don’t refute criticisms directly. Refutations tend to be more gratifying to write than to read.

“What’s the right word to use for when the great worldwide democratizing force that is the Internet collectively decides that your most important blog post is about smelly ducting?

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

“Admitting you’re wrong is not the same as admitting you’re incompetent. If anything, it means you’re capable of recognizing a mistake and learning from it.

“The problem with multi-tasking isn’t doing multiple things at once, but being forced to switch attention back and forth between tasks.

“Distributed revision control is built for herding cats.

“The Norse name Ragnvald is the origin of the Norman name Reginald. It actually goes back to Sanskrit, so it is loosely related to the Indian name Raj.

“Children are just adults without data. And adults are just children with a lot of baggage.

“In exploratory programming, it’s as important to avoid premature specification as premature optimization.