• Pragmatics Mantra (Part One) for Programmers
    1. Easy is not wrong.
    2. Program by saying simple, normal things.
    3. Cleanliness is all we ask of syntax and semantics.
    4. More programming theory does not make better programmers.
    5. Don't let old/compiler people tell you what language to use.
    6. Maximize independence: strong fences make good components.
    7. You can't use a namespace if everyone else has used it as their sewer.
    8. If there is already a way of doing something, do not invent a harder way.
    9. Listen to people who program, not to people who want to tell you how to program.
    10. Ask not what a programming language can do; ask what a programming language can do for you.