Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Sure, it's overkill. But you can never have too much overkill...
Anonymous
The string is a stark data structure and everywhere it is passed there is much duplication of process. It is a perfect vehicle for hiding information.
Alan J. Perlis
I know it doesn't sound like a big effort, but programmers are really, really lazy, and they like to minimize motion. They'd use feeder tubes if the Health Department would let them.
Steve Yegge
To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.
Paul Ehrlich
Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.
Stan Kelly-Bootle
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
Alan J. Perlis
Documentation is like sex. When it's good, it's fantastic. When it's bad, it's still better than nothing.
Anonymous
Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
E. W. Dijkstra
Lisp isn't a language, it's a building material.
Alan Kay
Good design adds value faster than it adds cost.
Thomas C. Gale