Re: Murphy's law

And remember, Murphy was an optimist.

Roedy Green wrote:

I have just written an entry for "Murphy's Law" in the Java glossary.
Included is a mildly amusing anecdote that happened to me yesterday
that illustrates the principle.

This is a light hearted entry. If you have ideas please email me via
the feedback at the bottom of the page.

http://mindprod.com/jgloss/murphy.html

--
Al Dunstan, Software Engineer
OptiMetrics, Inc.
3115 Professional Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-5131

"There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to
make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the
other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious
deficiencies."
- C. A. R. Hoare
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