Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs / minute
Thom Holwerda
The Floppy Disk Icon means "save" for a whole generation of people who have never seen one.
Scott Hanselman
If we can't fix it, then it ain't broke.
Jon Bentley
I went to school to learn how to program software applications, which inevitably have bug defects. There was no course at my university on testing, debugging, profiling, or optimization. These things you have to learn on your own, usually in a tight deadline.
Juixe TechKnow
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
Alan J. Perlis
Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work. Practice is when something works, but you don't know why. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don't know why.
Anonymous
Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
Alan J. Perlis
You’ll spend far more time babysitting old technologies than implementing new ones.
Jason Hiner IT Dirty Secrets
Lines of code are only worth counting, when time has come to delete them.
Anonymous
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
Alan J. Perlis