Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Saying that Java is good because it works on all platforms is like saying anal sex is good because it works on all genders.
Anonymous
If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
Alan J. Perlis
Users are a terrible thing. Systems would be infinitely more stable without them.
Michael T. Nygard.
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
Alan J. Perlis
Every language has an optimization operator. In C++ that operator is ‘//’
Anonymous
The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.
Gordon Bell
In C, its easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it more difficult, but when you do, you'll blow your whole leg off.
Stroustrup
Good software, like wine, takes time.
Joel Spolsky
There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.
C.A.R. Hoare.
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
Anonymous