Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.
Donald Knuth
Giving up on assembly language was the apple in our Garden of Eden: Languages whose use squanders machine cycles are sinful. The LISP machine now permits LISP programmers to abandon bra and fig-leaf.
Alan J. Perlis
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.
P. J. Plauger
All real programmers know C of course.
Jeff Atwood
Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse).
Eric Raymond
You can stand on the shoulders of giants OR a big enough pile of dwarfs, works either way.
Anonymous
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
Henry Spencere
Giving pointers and threads to programmers is like giving whisky and car keys to teenagers.
P. J. O'Rourke
Hardware is the part of a system you can kick. Software is the one you can only curse at.
Anonymous
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
Alan J. Perlis