Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
I will not be a lemming and follow the crowd over the cliff and into the C.
John Beidler
A C program is like a fast dance on a newly waxed dance floor by people carrying razors.
Waldi Ravens
Arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras.
Alan Kay
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
Alan J. Perlis
People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.
Alan Kay
The C Programming Language — A language which combines the flexibility of assembly language with the power of assembly language.
Anonymous
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.
John Gall
The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple.
Grady Booch
Compatibility means deliberately repeating other people's mistakes.
Anonymous
Ever spend a little time reading comp.lang.c++ ? That's really the best place to learn about the number of C++ users looking for a better language.
R. William Beckwith