Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.
Bjarne Stroustrup
Memory is like an orgasm. It's a lot better if you don't have to fake it.
Seymour Cray on virtual memory
Like punning, programming is a play on words.
Alan J. Perlis
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
Alan J. Perlis
When it comes to code it never pays to rush.
Marick's Law
When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
R. Buckminster Fuller
In C, its easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it more difficult, but when you do, you'll blow your whole leg off.
Stroustrup
Debugging is anticipated with distaste, performed with reluctance, and bragged about forever.
Dan Kaminsky
The word “experienced” often refers to someone who’s gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have.
Laurence Gonzales
If you don't think you're doing great things, you're probably right.
Anonymous