Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
When in doubt, leave it out.
Joshua Bloch
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
Anonymous
If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.
Alan J. Perlis
What is the difference between a Turing machine and the modern computer? It's the same as that between Hillary's ascent of Everest and the establishment of a Hilton hotel on its peak.
Alan J. Perlis
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo da Vinci
Sex is fun, but it probably doesn't solve all your problems.
Larry Wall
Sometimes I think the only universal in the computing field is the fetch-execute cycle.
Alan J. Perlis
Programmers usually have good reasons for making bad decisions.
Anonymous
On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
Charles Babbage
Fight code entropy.
John Carmack