Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Once you've dressed and before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take at least one thing off.
Coco Chanel
Good design adds value faster than it adds cost.
Thomas C. Gale
Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.
Tao Of Programming
Talk is cheap, show me the code!
Linus Torvalds
A programmer that is 10 times better than another will probably be happy making only 3 times as much.
Paul Graham
Programming is not like being in the CIA; you don't get credit for being sneaky. It's more like advertising; you get lots of credit for making your connections as blatant as possible.
Steve McConnell on coupling from, "Code Complete."
It's interface, not in your face.
Kai Krause
Wherever there is modularity there is the potential for misunderstanding: Hiding information implies a need to check communication.
Alan J. Perlis
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Anonymous
Often it is the means that justify the ends: Goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.
Alan J. Perlis