Epigram 2:
Functions delay binding; data structures induce binding. Moral: Structure data late in the programming process.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982
Epigram 3:
Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982
Epigram 5:
If a program manipulates a large amount of data, it does so in a small number of ways.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982
Epigram 9:
It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than 10 functions on 10 data structures.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982
Epigram 11:
If you have a procedure with ten parameters, you probably missed some.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982
Epigram 13:
If two people write exactly the same program, each should be put into microcode and then they certainly won’t be the same.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982
Epigram 14:
In the long run every program becomes rococo — then rubble.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982
Epigram 17:
If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982
Epigram 18:
A program without a loop and a structured variable isn’t worth writing.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982
Epigram 22:
A good system can’t have a weak command language.
— Epigrams on Programming, Sept., 1982