Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
A computer programmer is a device for turning coffee into bugs.
Bram Moolenaar
God could create the world in six days because he didn't have to make it compatible with the previous version.
Anonymous
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
Alan J. Perlis
Good programmers never write what they can steal or borrow.
Jeff Atwood
Writing in C or C++ is like running a chain saw with all the safety guards removed.
Bob Gray
There are 10 types of people in the world, those who can read binary, and those who can't.
Anonymous
The word “experienced” often refers to someone who’s gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have.
Laurence Gonzales
In software, the most beautiful code, the most beautiful functions, and the most beautiful programs are sometimes not there at all.
Jon Bentley
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.
Edsger Dijkstra
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
Pablo Picasso