Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.
P. J. Plauger
In effect, we conjure the spirits of the computer with our spells.
From SICP
If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
Alan J. Perlis
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
H L Mencken
Optimization hinders evolution.
Alan J. Perlis
Ready, fire, aim: the fast approach to software development.
Anonymous
Ready, aim, aim, aim, aim: the slow approach to software development.
Dealing with failure is easy: Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle: You've solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
Alan J. Perlis
Pasting code from the Internet into production code is like chewing gum found in the street.
Anonymous
It’s hardware that makes a machine fast. It’s software that makes a fast machine slow.
Craig Bruce
Why did the Roman Empire collapse? What is Latin for office automation?
Alan J. Perlis