Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Anyone who considers arithmetic methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin.
John von Neumann
Never underestimate the disparity between developer excitement and user apathy.
Anonymous
Computers don't introduce order anywhere as much as they expose opportunities.
Alan J. Perlis
A documented bug is not a bug; it is a feature.
James P. MacLennan
Fight code entropy.
John Carmack
When a programming language is created that allows programmers to program in simple English, it will be discovered that programmers cannot speak English.
Anonymous
Good programmers invest the effort to learn how to use current practices. Not-so-good programmers just learn the buzzwords, and that’s been a software industry constant for a half century.
Boris Beizer
If it doesn't have to work, we can do it real quick.
Watts Humphrey
Startups almost never get it right the first time. Much more commonly you launch something, and no one cares. Don’t assume when this happens that you’ve failed. That’s normal for startups. But don’t sit around doing nothing. Iterate.
Paul Graham
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler