Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.
Alan Kay
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone.
Bjarne Stroustrup
Three things should never be seen in the process of being created: laws, sausage, and software.
Anonymous
When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code.
Richard Pattis
You have to "solve" the problem once in order to clearly define it and then solve it again to create a solution that works.
Anonymous
In computing, invariants are ephemeral.
Alan J. Perlis
Inside every complex program is a simple program trying to get out.
Anonymous
As soon as you agree on the number of spaces for indentation, no-one argues for tabs.
Alvar Lumberg
The sooner you get behind in your work, the more time you have to catch up.
Anonymous
Easy things should be easy and hard things should be possible.
Larry Wall