Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Change breaks the brittle.
Jan Houtema
Startups almost never get it right the first time. Much more commonly you launch something, and no one cares. Don’t assume when this happens that you’ve failed. That’s normal for startups. But don’t sit around doing nothing. Iterate.
Paul Graham
Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a rigged demonstration.
Anonymous
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
Java is C++ without the guns, knives, and clubs.
James Gosling
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone.
Bjarne Stroustrup
One programmer can do in one day what two programmers can do in two.
Anonymous
The function name should define everything the function does.
Anonymous
Blame doesn't fix bugs.
Anonymous
The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague.
Edsger Dijkstra
Anyone who has a wife and small kids knows that programming belongs to the easy things in life.
Anonymous