Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The best thing about a boolean is even if you are wrong, you are only off by a bit.
Anonymous
Programming is difficult. At its core, it is about managing complexity. Computer programs are the most complex things that humans make. Quality is illusive and elusive.
Douglas Crockford
The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned. Many software tasks have this characteristic because of the sequential nature of debugging.
Fred Brooks
Owning a computer without programming is like having a kitchen and using only the microwave oven.
Charles Petzold
Hardware is the part of a system you can kick. Software is the one you can only curse at.
Anonymous
You might as well pay your customers 50K because they are just your QA.
Juixe TechKnow
Though the Chinese should adore APL, it's FORTRAN they put their money on.
Alan J. Perlis
It works on my machine.
Anonymous
Like punning, programming is a play on words.
Alan J. Perlis
The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.
Oswald Chambers