Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Optimization hinders evolution.
Alan J. Perlis
Around computers it is difficult to find the correct unit of time to measure progress. Some cathedrals took a century to complete. Can you imagine the grandeur and scope of a program that would take as long?
Alan J. Perlis
When a programming language is created that allows programmers to program in simple English, it will be discovered that programmers cannot speak English.
Anonymous
There's a fine line between being on the leading edge and being in the lunatic fringe.
Frank Armstrong
Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft...and the only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labor.
Wernher von Braun
The C Programming Language — A language which combines the flexibility of assembly language with the power of assembly language.
Anonymous
Java is a DSL to transform big Xml documents into long exception stack traces.
Scott Bellware
If you get it free, it is worthless. If you pay for it, it has value. If you build it yourself, it is priceless.
Raj More
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
Alan J. Perlis
Think of compilation as cooking. Dynamic typing means the steak is juicy and still a little red, like red meat is supposed to be. Static typing means you burnt it to a crisp.
Erik Naggum