Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Wherever there is modularity there is the potential for misunderstanding: Hiding information implies a need to check communication.
Alan J. Perlis
The C Programming Language — A language which combines the flexibility of assembly language with the power of assembly language.
Anonymous
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
Alan J. Perlis
Real Programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.
Anonymous
The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that it's all learned.
Bruce Ediger
If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter how fast it doesn't work.
Ravera's observation on premature optimization
Before software should be reusable, it should be usable.
Ralph Johnson
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
Alan J. Perlis
It can scarcely be denied that the supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible without having to surrender the adequate representation of a single datum of experience.
Albert Einstein
A well-written program is its own heaven; a poorly-written program is its own hell.
Tao of Programming