Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Make it correct,
Wes Dyer
make it clear,
make it concise,
make it fast.
In that order.
It's difficult to extract sense from strings, but they're the only communication coin we can count on.
Alan J. Perlis
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
Albert Einstein
If you get it free, it is worthless. If you pay for it, it has value. If you build it yourself, it is priceless.
Raj More
Documentation is like sex. When it's good, it's fantastic. When it's bad, it's still better than nothing.
Anonymous
People who deal with bits should expect to get bitten.
Jon Bentley
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
There is nothing quite so permanent as a quick fix.
Anonymous
Any fool can use a computer. Many do.
Ted Nelson
Owning a computer without programming is like having a kitchen and using only the microwave oven.
Charles Petzold