Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
In software systems, it is often the early bird that makes the worm.
Alan J. Perlis
Never underestimate the disparity between developer excitement and user apathy.
Anonymous
Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases.
Anonymous
The most important computer is the one that rages in our skulls and ever seeks that satisfactory external emulator. The standarization of real computers would be a disaster - and so it probably won't happen.
Alan J. Perlis
It’s hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn’t a book on software design.
Bruce Tognazzini
The question of whether computers can think is just like the question of whether submarines can swim.
Edsger W. Dijkstra
It compiles. Ship it!
Anonymous
In My Egotistical Opinion, most people's C programs should be indented six feet downward and covered with dirt.
Blair P. Houghton
Software Engineering isn't rocket science ... it's harder.
Anonymous
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
Edsger Dijkstra