Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
I was a C++ programmer before I started designing Ruby. I programmed in C++ exclusively for two or three years. And after two years of C++ programming, it still surprised me.
Matz
Programming can be fun, so can cryptography; however they should not be combined.
Kreitzberg and Shneiderman
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
Isaac Asimov
When a professional race car driver races, his pulse gets lower and he relaxes.
Jun-ichiro Hagino
When I code it is the same thing.
It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized code.
Anonymous
Think of it this way: threads are like salt, not like pasta. You like salt, I like salt, we all like salt. But we eat more pasta.
Larry McVoy
Never underestimate the disparity between developer excitement and user apathy.
Anonymous
Never trust a programmer in a suit.
Anonymous
Don’t fix bugs later; fix them now.
Steve Maguire
I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.
Anonymous