Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
God could create the world in six days because he didn't have to make it compatible with the previous version.
Anonymous
Team debugging: the act of intimidating a PC into doing for two people what it refuses to do for one.
Anonymous
The primary duty of an exception handler is to get the error out of the lap of the programmer and into the surprised face of the user. Provided you keep this cardinal rule in mind, you can't go far wrong.
Verity Stob
There is no programming language, no matter how structured, that will prevent programmers from making bad programs.
Larry Flon
What I cannot build, I do not understand.
Richard Feynman
Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse).
Eric Raymond
The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned. Many software tasks have this characteristic because of the sequential nature of debugging.
Fred Brooks
Good design adds value faster than it adds cost.
Thomas C. Gale
FORTRAN was the language of choice for the same reason that three-legged races are popular.
Ken Thompson
Rules are for the obedience of the inexperienced and the guidance of the wise.
Anonymous