Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.
John Johnson
If our customers wanted a product that worked that way, tell them to purchase a product that works that way.
Anonymous
Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
E. W. Dijkstra
A programmer that is 10 times better than another will probably be happy making only 3 times as much.
Paul Graham
Never memorize what you can look up in books.
Albert Einstein
Though the Chinese should adore APL, it's FORTRAN they put their money on.
Alan J. Perlis
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
You can't communicate complexity, only an awareness of it.
Alan J. Perlis
You’ll spend far more time babysitting old technologies than implementing new ones.
Jason Hiner IT Dirty Secrets
Like punning, programming is a play on words.
Alan J. Perlis