Computer proverbs

[Towse]

Mark A Mandel wrote:
>
> On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, James A. Landau wrote:
>
> #An interesting computer proverb crossed my desk today:
> #
> #     "Know thy users - for they are not you"
>
> I LIKE that one!
>
> This is similar, but not a proverb, just a saying of mine: "It's a given
> that your end-users will think of ways to use your product and its
> features that you never even imagined."

My motto: Make your code idiot-proof because idiots will be using
it.

Or one I just made up and wish Bill had hanging in the lobby at
Microsoft:

   Check the buffer size before moving your data.
   DON'T MOVE DATA INTO A BUFFER IF IT WON'T FIT.

Sal
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