Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
When you want to do something differently from the rest of the world, it's a good idea to look into whether the rest of the world knows something you don't.
Anonymous
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
H L Mencken
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
It works on my machine.
Anonymous
One man's constant is another man's variable.
Alan J. Perlis
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.
Cicero
Think of compilation as cooking. Dynamic typing means the steak is juicy and still a little red, like red meat is supposed to be. Static typing means you burnt it to a crisp.
Erik Naggum
When a programming language is created that allows programmers to program in simple English, it will be discovered that programmers cannot speak English.
Anonymous
The key to performance is elegance, not battalions of special cases.
Jon Bentley and Doug McIlroy
Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work. Practice is when something works, but you don't know why. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don't know why.
Anonymous
Talk is cheap, show me the code!
Linus Torvalds