If the old harware aphorism is "Never trust a computer larger than you can lift"...

If the old harware aphorism is "Never trust a computer larger than you can lift", then the software counterpart to that must be "Never trust a compiler that doesn't fit on a single floppy". <g>

"Never trust a compiler that doesn't fit on a single floppy"

I'm coining that second expression right here on Hacker News, today, 1/22/2020!

I'm fairly certain no one has said it prior...

But if they have, then my humble apologies, and in such case I'm un-coining it... <g>