My great-grandfather played organ for silent movies. Talkies in, Gramps out.

I found out that most programmers don't like to test their software as intensely as I do.

It took only 50 years for movies to go from silent to unspeakable.

Organizations want small changes in functionality on a more regular basis. An organization like Flickr deploys a new version of its software every half hour. This is a cycle that feeds on itself.

Extreme programming is an emotional experience.

The world is changing, and I believe that, if I want to stay employed as a programmer, I'm going to have to change with it.