Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases.
Anonymous
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
Isaac Asimov
In order to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.
Anonymous
The future will be like the past, because in the past the future was like the past.
About estimations
Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter.
Eric Raymond
A computer programmer is a device for turning coffee into bugs.
Bram Moolenaar
If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter how fast it doesn't work.
Ravera's observation on premature optimization
It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than 10 functions on 10 data structures.
Alan J. Perlis
Programming is not like being in the CIA; you don't get credit for being sneaky. It's more like advertising; you get lots of credit for making your connections as blatant as possible.
Steve McConnell on coupling from, "Code Complete."
C is quirky, flawed and an enormous success.
Dennis Ritchie