Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
90% of everything is crap
Sturgeon's Revelation
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
Henry Spencere
As soon as you agree on the number of spaces for indentation, no-one argues for tabs.
Alvar Lumberg
UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.
Dennis Ritchie
And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.
Larry Wall
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
Rick Osborne
A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant.
Alan J. Perlis
Computers don't introduce order anywhere as much as they expose opportunities.
Alan J. Perlis
Once you've dressed and before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take at least one thing off.
Coco Chanel
One Page Principle: A specification that will not fit on one page of 8.5x11 inch paper cannot be understood.
Mark Ardis