Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Lisp isn't a language, it's a building material.
Alan Kay
The whole HTML validation exercise is questionable, but validating as XHTML is flat-out masochism. Only recommended for those that enjoy pain. Or programmers. I can't always tell the difference.
Jeff Atwood
If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter how fast it doesn't work.
Ravera's observation on premature optimization
The computer reminds one of Lon Chaney -- it is the machine of a thousand faces.
Alan J. Perlis
The greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not-working to working.
John Ousterhout
Sometimes, the elegant implementation is just a function. Not a method. Not a class. Not a framework. Just a function.
John Carmack
Selecting a project due date before the requirements are properly gathered is like selecting which corner you want to paint yourself into, while simultaneously negating the doorway as a viable option.
Chris Ames
If we're supposed to work in Hex, why have we only got A fingers?
Anonymous
Editing is a rewording activity.
Alan J. Perlis
The best thing about a boolean is even if you are wrong, you are only off by a bit.
Anonymous