AI generated web expert profile of the day: Lea Verou

This is a “just for fun” series in which I’m asking OpenAI’s ChatGPT for 10 quotes from famous web experts. The content of the quotes may be wrong - in fact, assume they are entirely bogus (if you reshare include a similar notice). What’s real is respect and love for everyone of these experts. Thank you for your work in web design and development.

Lea Verou is a front-end developer, author, and speaker known for her expertise in web technologies, particularly CSS. While specific quotes may not be as widely circulated as some other figures, here are a few statements and insights attributed to Lea Verou:

1. "Do not blindly follow rules, because a clever person who didn’t follow a rule wrote them."

2. "It’s not about being the best. It’s about being better than you were yesterday."

3. "The best software doesn’t exist, it’s always being written."

4. "The biggest source of inspiration is not other people’s work, but your own old work."

5. "If you’re afraid of not meeting standards, make your own standards."

6. "Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good."

7. "Copying and pasting from Stack Overflow is not cheating; it’s just using your resources."

8. "Understand principles, not recipes."

9. "The most important thing in your GitHub profile is not the amount of green squares, but the code you share."

10. "It's not about getting it right the first time, it's about getting it right eventually."

Please note that the accuracy of these quotes may depend on the sources available, as not all quotes are universally attributed and verified.