Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive down below.
John Dryden
When someone says "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I wish done," give him a lollipop.
Alan J. Perlis
Design bugs are often subtle and occur by evolution with early assumptions being forgotten as new features or uses are added to a system.
Fernando J. Corbató
When you want to do something differently from the rest of the world, it's a good idea to look into whether the rest of the world knows something you don't.
Anonymous
Often it is the means that justify the ends: Goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.
Alan J. Perlis
Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Anonymous
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.
Edsger Dijkstra
The sooner you get behind in your work, the more time you have to catch up.
Anonymous
We're even wrong about which mistakes we're making.
Carl Winfeld
Fight code entropy.
John Carmack