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--- rob_pike_s_5_rules_of_programming [2026/02/19 02:28] – appledog
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 Pike's rules 1 and 2 restate Tony Hoare's famous maxim "Premature optimization is the root of all evil." Ken Thompson rephrased Pike's rules 3 and 4 as "When in doubt, use brute force.". Rules 3 and 4 are instances of the design philosophy KISS. Rule 5 was previously stated by Fred Brooks in The Mythical Man-Month. Rule 5 is often shortened to "write stupid code that uses smart objects".
-== John Carmack's Rules Experience
+== John Carmack's Advice
 On the Lex Friedman podcast, John Carmack who should need no introduction was asked what the best programming language was, given that the answer would also reflect what his favourite programming language was. I will add this to the list as the sixth rule; the Carmack rule.
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 Rule 7, he continues, is how well it hands off between the continuous revolving door of programmers taking over maintenance and different things and how you get people up to speed in different areas and there's all these other different aspects of it.
+Rule 8. The best programming language is the one you're using. In almost every case I have seen where people mixed languages on a project, it has been a mistake.