摘要:
A novice asked the Master: "Here is a programmer that never designs, documents, or tests his programs. Yet all who know him consider him one of the best programmers in the world. Why is this?"
The Master replies: "That programmer has mastered the Tao. He has gone beyond the need for design; he does not become angry when the system crashes, but accepts the universe without concern. He has gone beyond the need for documentation; he no longer cares if anyone else sees his code. He has gone beyond the need for testing; each of his programs are perfect within themselves, serene and elegant, their purpose self-evident. Truly, he has entered the mystery of the Tao."
或问曰:『有程序员未尝design、document、test其程序,然天下皆谓其程序美于天下,何也?』
曰:『得道。其无design,遇crash,不怒,顺乎天常;其无documentation,或视其程序,不念;其无testing,程序极美,优哉雅哉,不言自明。信夫!入道也!』