Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
God is a hacker, not an engineer. You can do reverse engineering, but you can’t do reverse hacking.
Francis Crick
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Shakespeare
If we're supposed to work in Hex, why have we only got A fingers?
Anonymous
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
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
With regard to adding more programmers to get a project done faster - Nine people can't make a baby in a month.
Fred Brooks
God did not create the world in seven days; for six days he screwed around and then pulled an all-nighter.
Anonymous
Programming is difficult. At its core, it is about managing complexity. Computer programs are the most complex things that humans make. Quality is illusive and elusive.
Douglas Crockford
Easy things should be easy and hard things should be possible.
Larry Wall
Wherever there is modularity there is the potential for misunderstanding: Hiding information implies a need to check communication.
Alan J. Perlis