Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
If we believe in data structures, we must believe in independent (hence simultaneous) processing. For why else would we collect items within a structure? Why do we tolerate languages that give us the one without the other?
Alan J. Perlis
In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates?
Anonymous
The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that it's all learned.
Bruce Ediger
In order to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.
Anonymous
The evolution of languages: FORTRAN is a non-typed language. C is a weakly typed language. Ada is a strongly typed language. C++ is a strongly hyped language.
Ron Sercely
If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter how fast it doesn't work.
Ravera's observation on premature optimization
Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if both are frozen.
Edward V Berard
All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer.
IBM Manual, 1925
When a professional race car driver races, his pulse gets lower and he relaxes.
Jun-ichiro Hagino
When I code it is the same thing.
Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.
Alan J. Perlis