Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
There is no IRL, only AFK
Anonymous
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.
Mitch Ratcliffe
Think of compilation as cooking. Dynamic typing means the steak is juicy and still a little red, like red meat is supposed to be. Static typing means you burnt it to a crisp.
Erik Naggum
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.
Cicero
[Perl] combines all the worst aspects of C and Lisp: a billion different sublanguages in one monolithic executable. It combines the power of C with the readability of PostScript.
Jamie Zawinski
Any code of your own that you haven't looked at for six or more months might as well have been written by someone else.
Eagleson's Law
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.
Edsger Dijkstra
Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time!
Fred Brooks
There are only 3 numbers of interest to a computer scientist: 1, 0 and infinity.
Anonymous
Rules for optimization:
Michael A Jackson
1. Don't do it.
2. (for experts only) Don't do it yet.