Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Computers are getting smarter all the time. Scientists tell us that soon they will be able to talk to us. (And by 'they', I mean 'computers'. I doubt scientists will ever be able to talk to us.)
Dave Barry
Your code is both good and original. Unfortunately the parts that are good are not original, and the parts that are original are not good.
Anonymous
Some programmers, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use floating point arithmetic." Now they have 1.999999999997 problems.
Tom Scott
The string is a stark data structure and everywhere it is passed there is much duplication of process. It is a perfect vehicle for hiding information.
Alan J. Perlis
It is easier to port a shell than a shell script.
Larry Wall
Debugging is anticipated with distaste, performed with reluctance, and bragged about forever.
Dan Kaminsky
Design bugs are often subtle and occur by evolution with early assumptions being forgotten as new features or uses are added to a system.
Fernando J. Corbató
There are only two industries that refer to their customers as users: the computer industry and the drug trade.
Edward Tufte
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
Pablo Picasso
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler