If I had a dollar every time a non software engineer used the word "just" in a sentence...

"Just" convert this Matlab code to C++

"Just" make it faster

"Just" have it done in a week

Software integration with a single monitor is hell.

SLOC is the shittiest metric to exist.

If you're in software management, know that any of the numbers you've ever received (from me or anyone) for SLOC count are totally worthless.

"How many lines of code do you think you'll need to write to finish those features"?

"100000000000000"

Always double your level of effort estimates to any management over what it's really going to take. Always.

Hard coded values everywhere give me nightmares. WHAT IS THIS CRAZY FUNCTION USED FOR?

"Oh, you only know 10% of how these algorithms work? You're now the subject matter expert, so you get to write the code"