Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
With regard to adding more programmers to get a project done faster - Nine people can't make a baby in a month.
Fred Brooks
It’s hardware that makes a machine fast. It’s software that makes a fast machine slow.
Craig Bruce
Development has two outputs... Code & Bugs
Anonymous
Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.
Alan J. Perlis
Any code of your own that you haven't looked at for six or more months might as well have been written by someone else.
Eagleson's Law
The sooner you get behind in your work, the more time you have to catch up.
Anonymous
The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.
Alan J. Perlis
Don't worry if it doesn't work right. If everything did, you'd be out of a job.
Mosher's Law of Software Engineering
In C, its easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it more difficult, but when you do, you'll blow your whole leg off.
Stroustrup
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
Rick Osborne