Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
In the long run every program becomes rococo - then rubble.
Alan J. Perlis
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler
The sooner you get behind in your work, the more time you have to catch up.
Anonymous
It’s hardware that makes a machine fast. It’s software that makes a fast machine slow.
Craig Bruce
C is quirky, flawed and an enormous success.
Dennis Ritchie
In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can't.
Alan J. Perlis
There is a great satisfaction in building good tools for other people to use.
Freeman Dyson
C is to programming as Latin is to literature.
Anonymous
Bringing computers into the home won't change either one, but may revitalize the corner saloon.
Alan J. Perlis
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
Alan J. Perlis