10 software engineering proverbs/quotes I wrote in the past months

In the past months, I was tweeting some insightful and enlightening software engineering proverbs. Like the one below

There is no pill to convert yourself as a good #programmer, it takes lots of reading, learning and practice. So start now :) #code #software

— Geshan Manandhar (@geshan) March 10, 2016

I browsed through my twitter timeline and collected them in one place.

Here are the quotes with visuals : #

There is no pill to convert yourself as a good programmer, it takes lots of reading, learning and practice. So start now. #

An open pull request (PR) is a liability in at least 2 ways. 1 it's a feature/fix not shipped to customers. 2 it will invite code conflicts soon. #

Talking about automated testing and Continuous Integration(CI) is easy, balancing it with delivery and cost as a web shop manager is hard. #

Having automated tests but no Continuous Integration(CI) is like having a sword but letting it rot. #

You cannot follow everything by the book. It's generally an ish implementation like Agileish, Kanbanish and RESTish. #

If you are thinking of a software product idea, make a pain killer people can't live without not an optional vitamin people can and will skip. #

Software engineers have power to create great solutions but the best software to solve the least important problem is of no use. #

Programmers/developers need to become software engineers. Think of solution then technology to implement it. Think of abstractions then code. #

Software developers are solution providers first, engineers second. Solution should have business value than using the latest tech fad. #

If you don't sharpen your axe then it will take more time and effort to cut the tree. Same goes for software development. #

Disclaimer #

Not all of the above quotes are created by me, some of them are inspired/adapted from things I read online and podcasts I listen to. Thanks.