Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
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Anonymous
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
Niels Bohr
[The common definition of estimate is] "An estimate is the most optimistic prediction that has a non-zero probability of coming true" . . .
Tom DeMarco
Accepting this definition leads irrevocably toward a method called what's-the-earliest- date-by-which-you-can't-prove-you-won't-be- finished estimating.
XML is like violence - if it's not working for you, you're not using enough of it.
Anonymous
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.
John Gall
The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that it's all learned.
Bruce Ediger
God is Real, unless declared Integer.
Anonymous
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
Computer programmers don't byte, they nibble a bit.
Anonymous
Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.
Tao Of Programming