Jonathan M Davis wrote:
On Tuesday, December 21, 2010 13:37:55 Walter Bright wrote:
retard wrote:
"Book: You must always do A and should also prefer choices like B."
"Me: why?"
"Book: Just do it, don't think."
A novice follows the rules because he is told to.
A master follows the rules because he understands them.
A guru breaks the rules because the rules don't always apply.
So, is that a (possibly paraphrased) quote or just highly quotable?
I heard it a very long time ago, and I do not know where it originated, or even
if it wasn't just coined by my friends.