Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
No one hates software more than software developers.
Jeff Atwood
God did not create the world in seven days; for six days he screwed around and then pulled an all-nighter.
Anonymous
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
Isaac Asimov
Rules are for the obedience of the inexperienced and the guidance of the wise.
Anonymous
You start writing code, I'll go see what the customer wants
Anonymous
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.
John Gall
C(++) is a write-only, high-level assembler language.
Stefan Van Baelen
So many good ideas are never heard from again once they embark in a voyage on the semantic gulf.
Alan J. Perlis
Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time!
Fred Brooks
I don't care if it works on your machine! We are not shipping your machine!
Ovidiu Platon