Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
Alan J. Perlis
And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.
Larry Wall
Real Programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.
Anonymous
Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Anonymous
Interfaces keep things tidy, but don't accelerate growth: Functions do.
Alan J. Perlis
It works on my machine.
Anonymous
Around computers it is difficult to find the correct unit of time to measure progress. Some cathedrals took a century to complete. Can you imagine the grandeur and scope of a program that would take as long?
Alan J. Perlis
Optimization hinders evolution.
Alan J. Perlis
Wherever there is modularity there is the potential for misunderstanding: Hiding information implies a need to check communication.
Alan J. Perlis
It makes no sense to try to do what we can. We must do what is necessary.
Winston Churchill