Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Once you've dressed and before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take at least one thing off.
Coco Chanel
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
Harlan Ellison
If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
Alan J. Perlis
Making something variable is easy. Controlling duration of constancy is the trick.
Alan J. Perlis
In the long run every program becomes rococo - then rubble.
Alan J. Perlis
It works on my machine.
Anonymous
If C didn't exist, we would be programming in OBOL, PASAL or BASI
Anonymous
Talk is cheap, show me the code!
Linus Torvalds
Whereas Europeans generally pronounce my name the right way ('Nick-louse Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say that Europeans call me by name, but Americans call me by value.
Niklaus Wirth
The best writing is rewriting.
E. B. White