Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.
Stan Kelly-Bootle
Debugging is anticipated with distaste, performed with reluctance, and bragged about forever.
Dan Kaminsky
There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.
Phil Karlton
An adequate bootstrap is a contradiction in terms.
Alan J. Perlis
The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.
Gordon Bell
Processes and methodologies can make good servants but are poor masters.
Mark Dowd, John McDonald & Justin Schuh
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
Henry Spencere
The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.
Robert R. Coveyou, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rules are for the obedience of the inexperienced and the guidance of the wise.
Anonymous
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
Niels Bohr
If you get it free, it is worthless. If you pay for it, it has value. If you build it yourself, it is priceless.
Raj More