Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
As soon as you agree on the number of spaces for indentation, no-one argues for tabs.
Alvar Lumberg
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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
In computing, invariants are ephemeral.
Alan J. Perlis
The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague.
Edsger Dijkstra
The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple.
Grady Booch
It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it.
Steve McConnell
It's 5.50 a.m.... Do you know where your stack pointer is?
Anonymous
The Floppy Disk Icon means "save" for a whole generation of people who have never seen one.
Scott Hanselman
You're never done, you just run out of time.
Anonymous