Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
Albert Einstein
Code reuse is the Holy Grail of Software Engineering.
Douglas Crockford
In software systems, it is often the early bird that makes the worm.
Alan J. Perlis
A computer programmer is a device for turning coffee into bugs.
Bram Moolenaar
Think of all the psychic energy expended in seeking a fundamental distinction between "algorithm" and "program".
Alan J. Perlis
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
Alan J. Perlis
It is easier to port a shell than a shell script.
Larry Wall
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
Rick Osborne
Whenever two programmers meet to criticize their programs, both are silent.
Alan J. Perlis
Elegance is not optional.
Richard A. O'Keefe (from The Craft of Prolog)