Gilles, craftman from father to son

In my family, we are craftsmen from father to son. My father is mason craftsman, my grandfather too, and I am... software craftsman. I renewed roofs, facades and others, today I realize that the job of my father and my grandfather is not so far from mine.

I will try to tell you why with anecdotes of everyday life of developers and masons.

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1. Craftsman from father to son
   Gilles Roustan
   @GillesRoustan
   

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2. Software craftsman
   Gilles Roustan
   @GillesRoustan
   

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22. "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing
    more to add but when there is nothing left to
    withdraw."
    Saint-Exupéry
    

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25. "He who has no head, has good legs"
    My father
    

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28. "A good craftsman leaves the site cleaner than
    when he arrived."
    My father
    

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31. "It always takes longer than expected, even
    taking account Hofstadter's law."
    Hofstadter's law
    

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42. "A bad worker always complains about his tools."
    My grandfather
    

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43. "A tool is an object that modifies the material."
    My grandfather
    

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47. "Legacy code is code that we are afraid to
    modify."
    

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48. Software craftsmanship manifesto
    

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49. Software craftsmanship manifesto
    Not only working software, but also well-crafted software
    Not only responding to change, but also steadily adding value
    Not only individuals and interactions, but also a community of
    professionals
    Not only customer collaboration, but also productive partnerships
    

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50. Merci
    

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