Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
If C didn't exist, we would be programming in OBOL, PASAL or BASI
Anonymous
One who works with their hands is a laborer.
Anonymous
One who works with their hands and their mind is a craftsman.
One who works with their hands, mind and heart is an artist.
I Hate Programming.
Anonymous
I Hate Programming.
I Hate Programming.
It works!
I Love Programming.
A C program is like a fast dance on a newly waxed dance floor by people carrying razors.
Waldi Ravens
Going from programming in Pascal to programming in C, is like learning to write in Morse code.
J.P. Candusso
'Goto' is always evil, like in 'goto school' or 'goto work'.
Anonymous
From a programmer's point of view, the user is a peripheral that types when you issue a read request.
Peter Williams
If your bug has a one in a million chance of happening, it'll happen next tuesday.
Anonymous
FORTRAN was the language of choice for the same reason that three-legged races are popular.
Ken Thompson
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
Robert X. Cringely