Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague.
Edsger Dijkstra
The Internet? Is that thing still around?
Homer Simpson
It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it; it's even harder when you've assumed your code is error-free.
Steve McConnell
God did not create the world in seven days; for six days he screwed around and then pulled an all-nighter.
Anonymous
Debugging is anticipated with distaste, performed with reluctance, and bragged about forever.
Dan Kaminsky
There are only 3 numbers of interest to a computer scientist: 1, 0 and infinity.
Anonymous
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
Isaac Asimov
I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.
Alan Kay
I think Microsoft named .Net so it wouldn't show up in a Unix directory listing.
Oktal
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