Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Your code is both good and original. Unfortunately the parts that are good are not original, and the parts that are original are not good.
Anonymous
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
Alan J. Perlis
C++ is to C as Lung Cancer is to Lung.
Anonymous
A fool with a tool is still a fool.
Anonymous
In software systems, it is often the early bird that makes the worm.
Alan J. Perlis
If it doesn't have to work, we can do it real quick.
Watts Humphrey
I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.
Kent Beck
Computer programmers don't byte, they nibble a bit.
Anonymous
Selecting a project due date before the requirements are properly gathered is like selecting which corner you want to paint yourself into, while simultaneously negating the doorway as a viable option.
Chris Ames
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
Alan J. Perlis