Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.
Rich Kulawiec
The string is a stark data structure and everywhere it is passed there is much duplication of process. It is a perfect vehicle for hiding information.
Alan J. Perlis
People who think, "Oh this is a one-off," need to be offed, or perhaps politely removed from the project.
George Neville-Neil
A logician trying to explain logic to a programmer is like a cat trying to explain to a fish what it's like to get wet.
Anonymous
Sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.
Clark's law
A well-written program is its own heaven; a poorly-written program is its own hell.
Tao of Programming
Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a rigged demonstration.
Anonymous
Perspective is worth 80 I.Q. points
Alan Kay
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.
Mitch Ratcliffe
Like punning, programming is a play on words.
Alan J. Perlis