Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it.
Steve McConnell
Think of all the psychic energy expended in seeking a fundamental distinction between "algorithm" and "program".
Alan J. Perlis
My assertion that we can do better with computer languages is a persistent belief and fond hope, but you'll note I don't actually claim to be either rational or right. Except when it's convenient.
Larry Wall
Any set of procedures, no matter how well intentioned or useful, that are too difficult to follow, will be circumvented.
Ravera's First Law of System Administration
Programming can be fun, so can cryptography; however they should not be combined.
Kreitzberg and Shneiderman
Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if both are frozen.
Edward V Berard
When all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail.
Anonymous
One does not learn computing by using a hand calculator, but one can forget arithmetic.
Alan J. Perlis
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint Exupéry
In a 5 year period we get one superb programming language. Only we can't control when the 5 year period will be.
Alan J. Perlis