Programming is a social activity.

Remember that code is really the language in which we ultimately express the requirements. We may create languages that are closer to the requirements. We may create tools that help us parse and assemble those requirements into formal structures. But we will never eliminate necessary precision—so there will always be code.

Abstraction is the elimination of the irrelevant and the amplification of the essential.

So if you want to go fast, if you want to get done quickly, if you want your code to be easy to write, make it easy to read.

How can we make sure we wind up behind the right door when the going gets tough? The answer is: craftsmanship.