Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Any set of procedures, no matter how well intentioned or useful, that are too difficult to follow, will be circumvented.
Ravera's First Law of System Administration
My assertion that we can do better with computer languages is a persistent belief and fond hope, but you'll note I don't actually claim to be either rational or right. Except when it's convenient.
Larry Wall
The object-oriented model makes it easy to build up programs by accretion. What this often means, in practice, is that it provides a structured way to write spaghetti code.
Paul Graham
It’s hardware that makes a machine fast. It’s software that makes a fast machine slow.
Craig Bruce
Working software is the primary measure of progress.
Agile Manifesto
In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can't.
Alan J. Perlis
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
Alan J. Perlis
Profanity is the one language all programmers know best.
Anonymous
In software, the most beautiful code, the most beautiful functions, and the most beautiful programs are sometimes not there at all.
Jon Bentley
We better hurry up and start coding, there are going to be a lot of bugs to fix.
Anonymous