Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Java is like a variant of the game of Tetris in which none of the pieces can fill gaps created by the other pieces, so all you can do is pile them up endlessly.
Steve Yegge
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.
P. J. Plauger
Documentation is like term insurance: It satisfies because almost no one who subscribes to it depends on its benefits.
Alan J. Perlis
Rules are for the obedience of the inexperienced and the guidance of the wise.
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Computation has made the tree flower.
Alan J. Perlis
People who deal with bits should expect to get bitten.
Jon Bentley
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden, basketball coach
As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications.
Dave Parnas
Never trust a programmer in a suit.
Anonymous