Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
When you want to do something differently from the rest of the world, it's a good idea to look into whether the rest of the world knows something you don't.
Anonymous
The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents.
Nathaniel Borenstein
A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant.
Alan J. Perlis
Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
George S. Patton
C++: an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog.
Steve Taylor
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
Alan J. Perlis
I hate code, and I want as little of it in our product as possible.
Jack Diederich
The word “experienced” often refers to someone who’s gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have.
Laurence Gonzales
God could create the world in six days because he didn't have to make it compatible with the previous version.
Anonymous
Programming can be fun, so can cryptography; however they should not be combined.
Kreitzberg and Shneiderman