Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
[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.
Good software, like wine, takes time.
Joel Spolsky
Any sufficiently well-documented lisp program contains an ML program in its comments.
Anonymous
An idiot with a computer is a faster, better idiot.
Rich Julius
Programmers usually have good reasons for making bad decisions.
Anonymous
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.
Brian Kernighan
Blame doesn't fix bugs.
Anonymous
FORTRAN was the language of choice for the same reason that three-legged races are popular.
Ken Thompson
Software Engineering isn't rocket science ... it's harder.
Anonymous
No code is faster than no code.
Anonymous