Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized code.
Anonymous
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
Writing in C or C++ is like running a chain saw with all the safety guards removed.
Bob Gray
It’s hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn’t a book on software design.
Bruce Tognazzini
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
Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.
Stan Kelly-Bootle
Software is hard.
Donald Knuth
Pasting code from the Internet into production code is like chewing gum found in the street.
Anonymous
Adapting old programs to fit new machines usually means adapting new machines to behave like old ones.
Alan J. Perlis
As soon as we started programming, we found to our surprise that it wasn't as easy to get programs right as we had thought.
Maurice Wilkes