Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
It works on my machine.
Anonymous
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
Jeremy S. Anderson
Make no mistake about it: Computers process numbers - not symbols. We measure our understanding (and control) by the extent to which we can arithmetize an activity.
Alan J. Perlis
It seems to me you can program with discipline or you can program with bondage and discipline. You can't avoid the discipline either way, but bondage appeals to some people.
Patrick Logan
If you require information, do not free memory containing the information.
MSDN
The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.
Gordon Bell
Everyone can be taught to sculpt: Michelangelo would have had to be taught not to. So it is with great programmers.
Alan J. Perlis
If C didn't exist, we would be programming in OBOL, PASAL or BASI
Anonymous
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
Isaac Asimov
Programming is an unnatural act.
Alan J. Perlis