Aphorisms in Programming
(1) Keep It simple and Stupid. (KISS)
(2) Don't Repeat Yourself. (DRY)
(3) Stop trying to reinvent the wheel.
(4) Read the f*cking source code.
(5) Life is short, you need python.
Script languages can facilitate your work a lot.
(6) Premature optimization is the root of all evil.
Get It to Work -> Make the Code Beautiful -> Optimize It
(8) Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.