Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Any sufficiently well-documented lisp program contains an ML program in its comments.
Anonymous
There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code.
Anonymous
Good software, like wine, takes time.
Joel Spolsky
Organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations.
Conway's Law
If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter how fast it doesn't work.
Ravera's observation on premature optimization
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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
There are only two industries that refer to their customers as users: the computer industry and the drug trade.
Edward Tufte
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
Niels Bohr
Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time!
Fred Brooks