Murphy's Law
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Allow programmers to write programs in English. You will find that programmers cannot write in English.
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Allow programmers to write programs in English. You will find that programmers cannot write in English.
This law belongs with Murphy's Computer Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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