Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The third version is the first version that doesn't suck.
Mike Simpson
Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.
Jamie Zawinski
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
Alan J. Perlis
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
Isaac Asimov
A startup now can be just a pair of 22 year old guys. A company like that can move much more easily than one with 10 people, half of whom have kids.
Paul Graham
Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time!
Fred Brooks
I know it doesn't sound like a big effort, but programmers are really, really lazy, and they like to minimize motion. They'd use feeder tubes if the Health Department would let them.
Steve Yegge
God did not create the world in seven days; for six days he screwed around and then pulled an all-nighter.
Anonymous
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler
A programmer never dies he just degrades gracefully.
Anonymous