Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The only constructive theory connecting neuroscience and psychology will arise from the study of software.
Alan J. Perlis
Whatever code we hack, be it programming language, poetic language, math or music, curves or colourings, we create the possibility of new things entering the world. Not always great things, or even good things, but new things.
McKenzie Wark in "A hacker Manifesto":02
When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code.
Richard Pattis
Programming is not like being in the CIA; you don't get credit for being sneaky. It's more like advertising; you get lots of credit for making your connections as blatant as possible.
Steve McConnell on coupling from, "Code Complete."
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
Anonymous
My programs don't have bugs, they just develop random features.
Anonymous
Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
Alan J. Perlis
Documentation is like term insurance: It satisfies because almost no one who subscribes to it depends on its benefits.
Alan J. Perlis
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
Douglas Adams
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