Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Good programmers never write what they can steal or borrow.
Jeff Atwood
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
A program without a loop and a structured variable isn't worth writing.
Alan J. Perlis
The sooner we start coding fewer frameworks and more programs the sooner we’ll become better programmers.
Warped Java Guy Elementary Java Solutions
If we can't fix it, then it ain't broke.
Jon Bentley
The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.
Larry Wall
Sometimes, the elegant implementation is just a function. Not a method. Not a class. Not a framework. Just a function.
John Carmack
Sex is fun, but it probably doesn't solve all your problems.
Larry Wall
Any set of procedures, no matter how well intentioned or useful, that are too difficult to follow, will be circumvented.
Ravera's First Law of System Administration
Confidence, n.: The feeling you have before you understand the situation.
Anonymous