Chapter 4Pragmatic Paranoia
Tip 30
You Can't Write Perfect Software
Did that hurt? It shouldn't. Accept it as an axiom of life. Embrace it. Celebrate it. Because perfect software doesn't exist. No one in the brief history of computing has ever written a piece of perfect software. It's unlikely that you'll be the first. And unless you accept this as a fact, you'll end up wasting time and energy chasing an impossible dream.
So, given this depressing reality, how does a Pragmatic Programmer turn it into an advantage? That's the topic of this chapter.
Everyone knows that they personally are the only good driver on Earth. The rest of the world is out there to get them, blowing through stop signs, weaving between lanes, not indicating turns, talking ...
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