“This is is my compiler. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My compiler is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

My compiler, without me, is useless. Without my compiler, I am useless. I must execute my compiler true. I must code straighter than my bugs who are trying to stop me. I must debug them before they drive me insane. I will...

My compiler and I know that what counts in development is not the code we deploy, the noise of our release, nor the launch parties we throw. We know that it is the shipped features that count. We will ship…

My compiler is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its specification and its output. I will keep my compiler optimized and ready, even as I am optimized and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...

Before God, I swear this creed. My compiler and I are the defenders of my product. We are the masters of our competition. We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until victory is ours and there is no competition, but monopoly!”

Inspiration: The Rifleman's Creed