Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
One does not learn computing by using a hand calculator, but one can forget arithmetic.
Alan J. Perlis
The more bizarre the behavior, the more stupid the mistake.
Ed's Law of Debugging
Computer programmers don't byte, they nibble a bit.
Anonymous
Programmers are not to be measured by their ingenuity and their logic but by the completeness of their case analysis.
Alan J. Perlis
To iterate is human, to recurse divine.
L. Peter Deutsch
FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed — it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
Alan J. Perlis
Every program is a part of some other program and rarely fits.
Alan J. Perlis
Think of compilation as cooking. Dynamic typing means the steak is juicy and still a little red, like red meat is supposed to be. Static typing means you burnt it to a crisp.
Erik Naggum
We will never run out of things to program as long as there is a single program around.
Alan J. Perlis
Never underestimate the disparity between developer excitement and user apathy.
Anonymous