Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages.
Alan J. Perlis
Computers don't introduce order anywhere as much as they expose opportunities.
Alan J. Perlis
God did not create the world in seven days; for six days he screwed around and then pulled an all-nighter.
Anonymous
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MSDN
You think you know when you can learn, are more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.
Alan J. Perlis
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler
Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Anonymous
Programmers usually have good reasons for making bad decisions.
Anonymous
Better train people and risk they leave – than do nothing and risk they stay.
Anonymous
Program testing can be a very effective way to show the presence of bugs, but is hopelessly inadequate for showing their absence.
Edsger Dijkstra