Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Sometimes, the elegant implementation is just a function. Not a method. Not a class. Not a framework. Just a function.
John Carmack
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
The future will be like the past, because in the past the future was like the past.
About estimations
It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
Hofstadter's Law
I don't care if it works on your machine! We are not shipping your machine!
Ovidiu Platon
Computers don't introduce order anywhere as much as they expose opportunities.
Alan J. Perlis
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
The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that it's all learned.
Bruce Ediger
The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.
Alan J. Perlis
Good design adds value faster than it adds cost.
Thomas C. Gale