Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Programming languages are like girlfriends: The new one is better because you are better.
Anonymous
One who works with their hands is a laborer.
Anonymous
One who works with their hands and their mind is a craftsman.
One who works with their hands, mind and heart is an artist.
Java is a DSL to transform big Xml documents into long exception stack traces.
Scott Bellware
The computer is the ultimate polluter: its feces are indistinguish- able from the food it produces.
Alan J. Perlis
Computers are getting smarter all the time. Scientists tell us that soon they will be able to talk to us. (And by 'they', I mean 'computers'. I doubt scientists will ever be able to talk to us.)
Dave Barry
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
Alan J. Perlis
Test driven development is like eating watermelon. Slice it up and work in sections at a time; eat all the red until all you have left is green.
Terry L Thompson
Why did the Roman Empire collapse? What is Latin for office automation?
Alan J. Perlis
The reason we plan ahead is so that we don't have to do anything right now.
Anonymous
Software is either testable or detestable.
Anonymous