Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
What happens in the mind of a fine artist is nothing different from that going on in the mind of an expert coder. Both see and thrive in the quintessential nature of patterns.
Lawrence Mucheka
I’ve finally learned what ‘upward compatible’ means. It means we get to keep all our old mistakes.
Dennie van Tassel
Web Development is a lot like kickboxing: You have to watch your cookies.
Anonymous
Blame doesn't fix bugs.
Anonymous
Lisp isn't a language, it's a building material.
Alan Kay
A C program is like a fast dance on a newly waxed dance floor by people carrying razors.
Waldi Ravens
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.
Cicero
j++; // increment j
Anonymous
Processes and methodologies can make good servants but are poor masters.
Mark Dowd, John McDonald & Justin Schuh
Interfaces keep things tidy, but don't accelerate growth: Functions do.
Alan J. Perlis