Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one for which it was written, and another for which it wasn't.
Alan J. Perlis
As soon as you agree on the number of spaces for indentation, no-one argues for tabs.
Alvar Lumberg
UNIX is user friendly. It just picks whom it wants to be friends with.
Anonymous
One programmer can do in one day what two programmers can do in two.
Anonymous
Debugging is anticipated with distaste, performed with reluctance, and bragged about forever.
Dan Kaminsky
Rules are for the obedience of the inexperienced and the guidance of the wise.
Anonymous
The greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not-working to working.
John Ousterhout
If your bug has a one in a million chance of happening, it'll happen next tuesday.
Anonymous
Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Anonymous
There is nothing quite so permanent as a quick fix.
Anonymous