Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Rules are for the obedience of the inexperienced and the guidance of the wise.
Anonymous
The difference between something that can go wrong and something that can’t possibly go wrong is that when something that can’t possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
Douglas Adams
It is not the computer's fault that Maxwell's equations are not adequate to design the electric motor.
Alan J. Perlis
It compiles. Ship it!
Anonymous
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
Henry Spencere
Test driven development is like eating watermelon. Slice it up and work in sections at a time; eat all the red until all you have left is green.
Terry L Thompson
C++: an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog.
Steve Taylor
A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
Alan J. Perlis
If it works, leave it alone — there's no need to understand it. If it fails, try to fix it — there's no time to understand it.
Bill Pfeifer
Documentation is like term insurance: It satisfies because almost no one who subscribes to it depends on its benefits.
Alan J. Perlis