Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
There's more than one way to do it.
Larry Wall about Perl
In the long run every program becomes rococo - then rubble.
Alan J. Perlis
There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code.
Anonymous
Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches: Banality soothes our nerves.
Alan J. Perlis
If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.
Alan J. Perlis
The most important computer is the one that rages in our skulls and ever seeks that satisfactory external emulator. The standarization of real computers would be a disaster - and so it probably won't happen.
Alan J. Perlis
The third version is the first version that doesn't suck.
Mike Simpson
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.
Edsger Dijkstra
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
Confidence, n.: The feeling you have before you understand the situation.
Anonymous