Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Giving pointers and threads to programmers is like giving whisky and car keys to teenagers.
P. J. O'Rourke
It’s hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn’t a book on software design.
Bruce Tognazzini
Weeks of coding can save you hours of planning.
Anonymous
Editing is a rewording activity.
Alan J. Perlis
Java is to JavaScript what Car is to Carpet.
Chris Heilmann
Never trust a programmer in a suit.
Anonymous
Good programmers learn more from "That's not what I expected!" than from getting it right the first time.
Anonymous
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
Alan J. Perlis
Programming can be fun, so can cryptography; however they should not be combined.
Kreitzberg and Shneiderman
... one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs.
Robert Firth