Quotes About Maintenance

When people write software, they are not writing it for themselves. In fact, they are not even writing primarily for the computer. Rather, good programmers know that code is written for the next human being who has to read it in order to maintain or reuse it. If that person cannot understand the code, it's all but useless in a realistic development scenario.

My shower at home would then be for weekends only and would probably only need to be cleaned every few months.

I'm in the public eye, so I don't care who knows what I get done. If I see something sagging, dragging, or bagging, I get it sucked, tucked, or plucked.

I never drink water; that is the stuff that rusts pipes.

It takes a minimum of six people, working in close harmony, to successfully flush a nautical toilet. That's why those old ships carried such large crews.

Got my fungal foot powder? Ah, it's a lifesaver, you know. I'd effectively be disabled if it weren't for these.

How many people does it take to change a searchlight bulb?

In the future, Chiropractic will be valued for its preventative qualities as much as for relieving and adjusting the cause of ailments.

My computer goes down on me more often than my girlfriend.

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humans are so fucking unreliable when it comes to maintaining data.

Poorly designed code usually takes more code to do the same things, often because the code quite literally does the same thing in several places.

In almost all cases, I'm opposed to setting aside time for refactoring. In my view refactoring is not an activity you set aside time to do. Refactoring is something you do all the time in little bursts.

It's hard to figure out what the right amount of hiding is. Fortunately, with Hide Delegate (189) and Remove Middle Man, it doesn't matter so much. I can adjust my code as time goes on. As the system changes, the basis for how much I hide also changes. A good encapsulation six months ago may be awkward now. Refactoring means I never have to say I'm sorry—I just fix it.

relationships are like gardens. They require constant tending and vigilance to prevent weeds, encourage growth, and promote a bountiful harvest.

Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs painting.

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder

Go often to the house of a friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.

Marriages may be made in heaven, but man is responsible for the maintenance work

The house was here when I bought the ranch, and this clutter came with it. I've added my own things to the mess, and I haven't spent a lick of time tending it. I reckon that's pretty easy to see.

Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field, this product of human activity requires still more labor, incessant, tireless labor, to maintain its identity as a work of man.

The essence of 5S is to follow what has been agreed on. It begins with discarding what we don't need in the gemba (seiri) and then arranging all the necessary items in the gemba in an orderly manner (seiton). Then a clean environment must be sustained so that we can readily identify abnormalities (seiso), and these three steps must be maintained on a continuous basis (shitsuke).

I don't know anything about computers. I don't even know how often to change the oil.

I would like you all to give me a round of applause as I have not crashed my car in over 15 months.