childofbaud comments on Rationality Quotes: April 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: childofbaud 07 April 2011 03:46:10AM 6 points [-]

A domain-specific interpretation of the same concept:

"The real hero of programming is the one who writes negative code."

—Douglas McIlroy

Comment author: childofbaud 07 April 2011 11:10:13PM 5 points [-]

A domain-neutral interpretation of the same concept:

Entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity.

—William of Ockham