Talk is cheap. Show me the code.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Talk is worthless without actual code to prove it.
- In plain terms
- Don't talk, just write the code.
- What can you take from it?
- Prove your ideas with working code.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you prove your work?
- Is talk ever valuable?
Another view
Sometimes planning is necessary before coding.
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