Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
Isaac Asimov
The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.
Alan J. Perlis
Programmers usually have good reasons for making bad decisions.
Anonymous
You have to "solve" the problem once in order to clearly define it and then solve it again to create a solution that works.
Anonymous
The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.
Tom Cargill
First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.
John Johnson
The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that it's all learned.
Bruce Ediger
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
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.
Jamie Zawinski
Lisp isn't a language, it's a building material.
Alan Kay