Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The C Programming Language — A language which combines the flexibility of assembly language with the power of assembly language.
Anonymous
It seems to me you can program with discipline or you can program with bondage and discipline. You can't avoid the discipline either way, but bondage appeals to some people.
Patrick Logan
Software is like sex: It's better when it's free.
Linus Torvalds
Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.
Andy Rooney
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
Alan J. Perlis
Fast, Cheap, Reliable: Pick any two.
Anonymous
Bringing computers into the home won't change either one, but may revitalize the corner saloon.
Alan J. Perlis
Good programmers learn more from "That's not what I expected!" than from getting it right the first time.
Anonymous
...basically, avoid comments. If your code needs a comment to be understood, it would be better to rewrite it so it's easier to understand.
Rob Pike
Writing in C or C++ is like running a chain saw with all the safety guards removed.
Bob Gray