Grady Booch quotes:
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The task of the software development team is to engineer the illusion of simplicity.
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Multiple Inheritance is like a parachute. You don't often need it, but when you do, you really need it.
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UML is not dessert topping and floor wax.
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Ah, but who do you think created the chaos?
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Hierarchy is a kind of order of abstractions.
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The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple.
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C++ also supports the notion of friends: cooperative classes that are permitted to see each other's private parts.
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In 2031, lawyers will be commonly a part of most development teams.
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A fool with a tool is still a fool.
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All of life is iterative. It goes back to the point I made earlier, which is you can't a priori know enough to even ask the right questions.
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The amateur software engineer is always in search of magic.