Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Motto for a research laboratory: What we work on today, others will first think of tomorrow.
Alan J. Perlis
Computers don't introduce order anywhere as much as they expose opportunities.
Alan J. Perlis
C(++) is a write-only, high-level assembler language.
Stefan Van Baelen
The proof of a system's value is its existence.
Alan J. Perlis
If we can't fix it, then it ain't broke.
Jon Bentley
The only constructive theory connecting neuroscience and psychology will arise from the study of software.
Alan J. Perlis
C is quirky, flawed and an enormous success.
Dennis Ritchie
Wherever there is modularity there is the potential for misunderstanding: Hiding information implies a need to check communication.
Alan J. Perlis
Editing is a rewording activity.
Alan J. Perlis
If you give someone a program, you will frustrate them for a day; if you teach them how to program, you will frustrate them for a lifetime.
Anonymous