Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler
It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it.
Steve McConnell
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
Anonymous
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 two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
Harlan Ellison
Sure, it's overkill. But you can never have too much overkill...
Anonymous
If you want to confuse your enemies, give them the source code. If you want to really confuse them, give them the documentation.
Anonymous
To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.
Paul Ehrlich
A program without a loop and a structured variable isn't worth writing.
Alan J. Perlis
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.
Josh Billings