Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Good programmers learn more from "That's not what I expected!" than from getting it right the first time.
Anonymous
If you've seen one picture of the Mandelbrot Set, you've seen them all.
Bill Karwin
Why did the Roman Empire collapse? What is Latin for office automation?
Alan J. Perlis
Like punning, programming is a play on words.
Alan J. Perlis
Ready, fire, aim: the fast approach to software development.
Anonymous
Ready, aim, aim, aim, aim: the slow approach to software development.
In order to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.
Anonymous
The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs / minute
Thom Holwerda
Programming can be fun, so can cryptography; however they should not be combined.
Kreitzberg and Shneiderman
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
Alan J. Perlis
Symmetry is a complexity-reducing concept (co-routines include subroutines); seek it everywhere.
Alan J. Perlis