Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Some programmers try to reach higher by standing on other programmers' shoulders. Other programmers try to reach higher by standing on other programmers' toes.
Anonymous
Perspective is worth 80 I.Q. points
Alan Kay
When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.
Pablo Picasso
When someone says "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I wish done," give him a lollipop.
Alan J. Perlis
People who deal with bits should expect to get bitten.
Jon Bentley
Inside every complex program is a simple program trying to get out.
Anonymous
Writing in C or C++ is like running a chain saw with all the safety guards removed.
Bob Gray
Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
Alan J. Perlis
XML is like violence - if it's not working for you, you're not using enough of it.
Anonymous
Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches: Banality soothes our nerves.
Alan J. Perlis