Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The eleventh commandment was "Thou Shalt Compute" or "Thou Shalt Not Compute" - I forget which.
Alan J. Perlis
Code never lies, comments sometimes do.
Ron Jeffries
It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
Alan J. Perlis
Elegance is not optional.
Richard A. O'Keefe (from The Craft of Prolog)
Bringing computers into the home won't change either one, but may revitalize the corner saloon.
Alan J. Perlis
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden, basketball coach
If you get it free, it is worthless. If you pay for it, it has value. If you build it yourself, it is priceless.
Raj More
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
Harlan Ellison
The only constructive theory connecting neuroscience and psychology will arise from the study of software.
Alan J. Perlis
When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code.
Richard Pattis