Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
Edsger Dijkstra
If you can imagine a society in which the computer - robot is the only menial, you can imagine anything.
Alan J. Perlis
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
Isaac Asimov
In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can't.
Alan J. Perlis
The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.
Alan J. Perlis
Real Programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.
Anonymous
The more bizarre the behavior, the more stupid the mistake.
Ed's Law of Debugging
If the code and the comments disagree, then both are probably wrong.
Anonymous
Giving pointers and threads to programmers is like giving whisky and car keys to teenagers.
P. J. O'Rourke
The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.
Larry Wall