Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
Douglas Adams
I know it doesn't sound like a big effort, but programmers are really, really lazy, and they like to minimize motion. They'd use feeder tubes if the Health Department would let them.
Steve Yegge
The goal of Computer Science is to build something that will last at least until we've finished building it.
Anonymous
Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from two things you’d rather not be doing by doing them simultaneously.
Anonymous
When it comes to code it never pays to rush.
Marick's Law
If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough.
Alan Kay
There are only 3 numbers of interest to a computer scientist: 1, 0 and infinity.
Anonymous
Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time!
Fred Brooks
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
Jeremy S. Anderson
In order to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.
Anonymous