On: Hacker Laws: Theories, principles and patterns tha...

[hliyan]

I came across this law many years ago, and since then lost track of it's origins:

McIntye's Law: Under the right circumstances, anything I tell you could be wrong.

I preface much of my advice to young developers with this.

[james_s_tayler → hliyan]

Wow. I love it. Never heard this one before. Would be better if it were:

Under the right circumstances, anything I tell you could be wrong. Including this.

[hliyan → james_s_tayler]

I have found the original. It is Vonda McIntyre: http://bookviewcafe.com/bookstore/sample/pitfalls-sample/

[drcongo → james_s_tayler]

Like footnotes to explain a joke.