Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed, in the second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.
E.F. Schumacher
One man's constant is another man's variable.
Alan J. Perlis
Never trust a programmer in a suit.
Anonymous
We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.
Larry Wall
It makes no sense to try to do what we can. We must do what is necessary.
Winston Churchill
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
Albert Einstein
I don't care if it works on your machine! We are not shipping your machine!
Ovidiu Platon
Selecting a project due date before the requirements are properly gathered is like selecting which corner you want to paint yourself into, while simultaneously negating the doorway as a viable option.
Chris Ames
Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
E. W. Dijkstra