Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
A good programmer looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.
Anonymous
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.
P. J. Plauger
Blame doesn't fix bugs.
Anonymous
A well-written program is its own heaven; a poorly-written program is its own hell.
Tao of Programming
People who find Wiki-markup too difficult to use and need a WYSIWYG-editor shouldn't be using a Wiki in the first place.
Anonymous
The greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not-working to working.
John Ousterhout
The whole HTML validation exercise is questionable, but validating as XHTML is flat-out masochism. Only recommended for those that enjoy pain. Or programmers. I can't always tell the difference.
Jeff Atwood
C trades a slap on the wrist at compile time for a knife in the back at run time.
Anonymous
The cybernetic exchange between man, computer and algorithm is like a game of musical chairs: The frantic search for balance always leaves one of the three standing ill at ease.
Alan J. Perlis
The C Programming Language — A language which combines the flexibility of assembly language with the power of assembly language.
Anonymous