Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Don’t fix bugs later; fix them now.
Steve Maguire
Manually managing blocks of memory in C is like juggling bars of soap in a prison shower: It's all fun and games until you forget about one of them.
Anonymous
Designing software in a team is like writing poetry in a committee meeting.
Joel Spolsky
Any technology that surpasses 50% penetration will never double again (in any number of months).
Peter Norvig's law
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
People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.
Alan Kay
If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.
Alan J. Perlis
God could create the world in six days because he didn't have to make it compatible with the previous version.
Anonymous
Organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations.
Conway's Law
A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing.
Alan J. Perlis