Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Just don't create a file called -rf.
Larry Wall
In a 5 year period we get one superb programming language. Only we can't control when the 5 year period will be.
Alan J. Perlis
I have found that the reason a lot of people are interested in artificial intelligence is the same reason a lot of people are interested in artificial limbs: they are missing one.
David Parnas
Engineers are all basically high-functioning autistics who have no idea how normal people do stuff.
Cory Doctorow
You have to "solve" the problem once in order to clearly define it and then solve it again to create a solution that works.
Anonymous
Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time!
Fred Brooks
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
Rick Osborne
People who find Wiki-markup too difficult to use and need a WYSIWYG-editor shouldn't be using a Wiki in the first place.
Anonymous
They won't tell you that they don't understand it; they will happily invent their way through the gaps and obscurities.
V.A. Vyssotsky on software programmers and their views on specifications
The string is a stark data structure and everywhere it is passed there is much duplication of process. It is a perfect vehicle for hiding information.
Alan J. Perlis