Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter.
Nathaniel S Borenstein
It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized code.
Anonymous
And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.
Larry Wall
When a programming language is created that allows programmers to program in simple English, it will be discovered that programmers cannot speak English.
Anonymous
Prolonged contact with the computer turns mathematicians into clerks and vice versa.
Alan J. Perlis
* No technique works if it isn't used. * Ethics change with technology. * "F × S = k" the product of freedom and security is a constant.
Niven's laws
It's interface, not in your face.
Kai Krause
A programmer that is 10 times better than another will probably be happy making only 3 times as much.
Paul Graham
One Page Principle: A specification that will not fit on one page of 8.5x11 inch paper cannot be understood.
Mark Ardis
There are only two industries that refer to their customers as users: the computer industry and the drug trade.
Edward Tufte