Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
I hate code, and I want as little of it in our product as possible.
Jack Diederich
Team debugging: the act of intimidating a PC into doing for two people what it refuses to do for one.
Anonymous
With regard to adding more programmers to get a project done faster - Nine people can't make a baby in a month.
Fred Brooks
Use four digits. A new millenium is coming.
Jon Bentley (1976)
Though the Chinese should adore APL, it's FORTRAN they put their money on.
Alan J. Perlis
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
Isaac Asimov
In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn.
Alan J. Perlis
Like punning, programming is a play on words.
Alan J. Perlis
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
Alan J. Perlis
Editing is a rewording activity.
Alan J. Perlis
There are 10 types of people in the world, those who can read binary, and those who can't.
Anonymous