Developer truths

• This proved to be non-trivial
• I wouldn't trust what I just said
• Does this need to be insanely complicated?
• X people are like Y people. They have no interest in getting a system working
• I think the mistake was looking at it
• We just assume magic happens
• It looks quite good if you don't read it
• We're laying the groundwork for winning the most improved project award
• It's not the complete answer
• They want to hear about problems early, but if you tell them, they panic
• I seem to be spending every day more and more confused
• This has a long, varied and ugly history