Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
A programmer that is 10 times better than another will probably be happy making only 3 times as much.
Paul Graham
In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn.
Alan J. Perlis
Testing like the TSA.
David Heinemeier Hansson on testing too much
God is Real, unless declared Integer.
Anonymous
If the code and the comments disagree, then both are probably wrong.
Anonymous
There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.
Phil Karlton
Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a rigged demonstration.
Anonymous
Design bugs are often subtle and occur by evolution with early assumptions being forgotten as new features or uses are added to a system.
Fernando J. Corbató
The best writing is rewriting.
E. B. White
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."