Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
There's no test like production.
Anonymous
I have found that the reason a lot of people are interested in artificial intelligence is the same reason a lot of people are interested in artificial limbs: they are missing one.
David Parnas
Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from two things you’d rather not be doing by doing them simultaneously.
Anonymous
Programming is not like being in the CIA; you don't get credit for being sneaky. It's more like advertising; you get lots of credit for making your connections as blatant as possible.
Steve McConnell on coupling from, "Code Complete."
Hardware is the part of a system you can kick. Software is the one you can only curse at.
Anonymous
In essence, let the market design the product.
Paul Graham
90% of everything is crap
Sturgeon's Revelation
In effect, we conjure the spirits of the computer with our spells.
From SICP
Complexity has nothing to do with intelligence, simplicity does.
Larry Bossidy
Rules are for the obedience of the inexperienced and the guidance of the wise.
Anonymous