“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.” -Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut
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“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.” -Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut
Dhrumil
on 19 Feb 08Fantastic quote and so spot on.
Jake A. Smith
on 19 Feb 08That quote could describe my life.
Robert Fischer
on 19 Feb 08I just used a paraphrase of that quote on my blog the other day.
Ross Hill
on 19 Feb 08Brilliant.
GeeIWonder
on 19 Feb 08Does anyone know for sure (first hand, maybe? Or from a good old fashion publication?) if this attribution is correct? I’ve heard it attributed to Nixon, Yogi Bera, and a whole bunch of theoretical physicists.
Not to argue with wikipedia or anything… but it’d be nice to not propagate misinformation. Or to sleep comfortably knowing I’m not.
d3
on 19 Feb 08I understood thiw after months of “face control” in our web-dev company :)
Steven
on 19 Feb 08That is OH SO true, especially when you try to create something.
Ivan Stanojevic
on 19 Feb 08Theory sure is handy but it has certainly created a lot of trouble in practice for me. I wish they would emphasis this a lot more when you are being taught theory in school.
Jason Marsh - Website Designer
on 21 Feb 08Hence why we call it practice..
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