Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The difference between theory and practice is smaller in theory than in practice.
Anonymous
The cybernetic exchange between man, computer and algorithm is like a game of musical chairs: The frantic search for balance always leaves one of the three standing ill at ease.
Alan J. Perlis
If C didn't exist, we would be programming in OBOL, PASAL or BASI
Anonymous
The function name should define everything the function does.
Anonymous
Code reuse is the Holy Grail of Software Engineering.
Douglas Crockford
Use four digits. A new millenium is coming.
Jon Bentley (1976)
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.
Donald Knuth
You might as well pay your customers 50K because they are just your QA.
Juixe TechKnow
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
Alan J. Perlis
Complexity has nothing to do with intelligence, simplicity does.
Larry Bossidy