Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Most people find the concept of programming obvious, but the doing impossible.
Alan J. Perlis
When a programming language is created that allows programmers to program in simple English, it will be discovered that programmers cannot speak English.
Anonymous
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
Rich Cook
Simplicity - the art of maximizing the amount of work not done - is essential.
Agile Manifesto
Think of all the psychic energy expended in seeking a fundamental distinction between "algorithm" and "program".
Alan J. Perlis
Designing software in a team is like writing poetry in a committee meeting.
Joel Spolsky
Programmers usually have good reasons for making bad decisions.
Anonymous
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not.
Anonymous
To iterate is human, to recurse divine.
L. Peter Deutsch
Complexity has nothing to do with intelligence, simplicity does.
Larry Bossidy