Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
Edsger Dijkstra
There is a great satisfaction in building good tools for other people to use.
Freeman Dyson
Software is hard.
Donald Knuth
You think you know when you can learn, are more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.
Alan J. Perlis
If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.
Alan J. Perlis
I went to school to learn how to program software applications, which inevitably have bug defects. There was no course at my university on testing, debugging, profiling, or optimization. These things you have to learn on your own, usually in a tight deadline.
Juixe TechKnow
Arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras.
Alan Kay
The best code is no code at all.
Anonymous
Users are a terrible thing. Systems would be infinitely more stable without them.
Michael T. Nygard.
A good programmer looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.
Anonymous