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"I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again.6
The case is like that of someone raising a mound. If he stops working, the fact that it perhaps needed only one more basketful makes no difference; I stay where I am. Whereas even if he has not got beyond leveling the ground, but is still at work, the fact that he has only tilted one basketful of earth makes no difference. I go to help him.7" From Confucius' "The Analects," compiled long after his death circa BCE 429, translated by Sanderson Beck: [^].
«I'm asked why doesn't C# implement feature X all the time. The answer's always the same: because no one ever designed, specified, implemented, tested, documented, shipped that feature. All six of those things are necessary to make a feature happen. They all cost huge amounts of time, effort and money.» Eric Lippert, Microsoft, 2009
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"Boot to the head." -- Confucius
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What he said 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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If one has a basket, full of bacon, and he stops to pan fry the tender strips of fat and flesh, and is showing signs of struggle, I go to help him. However, if one makes an effort to cook the bacon in a microwave then I stay where I am.
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There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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That shows real progress, imho, in translation into Loungese !
Bill
«I'm asked why doesn't C# implement feature X all the time. The answer's always the same: because no one ever designed, specified, implemented, tested, documented, shipped that feature. All six of those things are necessary to make a feature happen. They all cost huge amounts of time, effort and money.» Eric Lippert, Microsoft, 2009
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BillWoodruff wrote: I stay where I am
Dunno. Rilke had ideas though:
"Everywhere I am folded, there I am a lie"
I've done some experimenting with the numbers here on cp. And this is what I get when I use the search engine in QA and terms "(C#) AND NOT c#":
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I'll see your Confucius, and raise you Aesop:
Aesop: As a countryman was carelessly driving his wagon along a miry lane, his wheels stuck so deep in the clay that the horses came to a standstill. Upon this the man, without making the least effort of his own, began to call upon Hercules to come and help him out of his trouble. But Hercules bade him lay his shoulder to the wheel, assuring him that heaven only aided those who endeavored to help themselves.
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*standing up applauding* love it
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Actually I think Confucius' response to most QA crap would be more like "WHAT THE ACTUAL F*** IS THIS S***!  " and then he would stab his eyes out.
QA just does that to people 
My blog[ ^]
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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Three thoughts from India, on learning:
1. Someshwara Shataka, Kannada language, written about 800 years ago.
Five Modes of Learning (adapted translation):
- From people who know (listening).
- From books.
- By seeing people do.
- Self discovery (I did it!).
- Good company (otherwise, he may misuse the learning to harm society).
While learning, the attitude of a receptacle, like an Ocean:
- Many rivers flow in (many inputs),
- Never overflows.
2. During the learning process, display of arrogance; Bhartruhari's Neeti Shataka, Sanskrit language, written about 1600 years ago:
- When I knew little, I was arrogant; I thought I knew everything.
- When, with the company of knowledgeable people , I got to know things little by little, then I realized that I am a fool, and my arrogance subsided like fever.
3. An important trait of a true man of knowledge: Humility; Kalidasa's Abhijnana Shakuntalam, Sanskrit language, similar time-frame as Bhartruhari above (there's some uncertainty in his date). This stanza is sometimes attributed to Bhartruhari also.
- Branches of trees laden with fruits bend down, and become accessible (humility).
- Clouds laden with rain water spread far and wide (spreading of knowledge).
Excuse me - this was a long one.
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Thank you for these wonderful quotes !
«I'm asked why doesn't C# implement feature X all the time. The answer's always the same: because no one ever designed, specified, implemented, tested, documented, shipped that feature. All six of those things are necessary to make a feature happen. They all cost huge amounts of time, effort and money.» Eric Lippert, Microsoft, 2009
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I'm more the Lao Zi type:
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment"
The only winning move is not to play.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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If Confucius had read QA section, he would have become suicidal, obviously.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
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Look like some sort of UFO! 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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I guess I'm having mexican food for lunch!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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If you don't pay your exorcist, do you get repossessed?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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You'd let the devil take your money, wouldn't you?
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Now that's a genuine Leslie!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100475/[^]
Starring: Linda Blair, Leslie Neilsen...
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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At least you'll possess your money
My blog[ ^]
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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Yes, and only that this time possessed in real manner! 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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You might want to exorcise your rights. Possession is nine tenths of the law, the Devil is in the details.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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