Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction.
Janet Reno
Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
Alan J. Perlis
Programmers are not to be measured by their ingenuity and their logic but by the completeness of their case analysis.
Alan J. Perlis
The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.
Gordon Bell
The string is a stark data structure and everywhere it is passed there is much duplication of process. It is a perfect vehicle for hiding information.
Alan J. Perlis
Good programmers invest the effort to learn how to use current practices. Not-so-good programmers just learn the buzzwords, and that’s been a software industry constant for a half century.
Boris Beizer
Selecting a project due date before the requirements are properly gathered is like selecting which corner you want to paint yourself into, while simultaneously negating the doorway as a viable option.
Chris Ames
It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
Alan J. Perlis
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
Henry Spencere
Jesus saves but only Buddha makes incremental backups.
Anonymous