Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse).

— Eric S. Raymond, The Cathedral and the Bazaar (1997)

Source: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ar01s02.html

From 'The Mail Must Get Through' in The Cathedral and the Bazaar (1997).

Topics: programming, software engineering