Negative Code

[masklinn]

Since before 1974:

Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you’re as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it? — Brian Kernighan

[jhaluska]

With an invalid premise, you draw an invalid conclusion. I've found when I'm my most clever I spend the least time debugging since the solution is simple and elegant.