Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Rules are for the obedience of the inexperienced and the guidance of the wise.
Anonymous
Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
E. W. Dijkstra
The only constructive theory connecting neuroscience and psychology will arise from the study of software.
Alan J. Perlis
The greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not-working to working.
John Ousterhout
So many good ideas are never heard from again once they embark in a voyage on the semantic gulf.
Alan J. Perlis
As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications.
Dave Parnas
Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life.
Michael Sinz
It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
Alan J. Perlis
There are only 3 numbers of interest to a computer scientist: 1, 0 and infinity.
Anonymous
Programming is not like being in the CIA; you don't get credit for being sneaky. It's more like advertising; you get lots of credit for making your connections as blatant as possible.
Steve McConnell on coupling from, "Code Complete."