Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
I’ve finally learned what ‘upward compatible’ means. It means we get to keep all our old mistakes.
Dennie van Tassel
There is nothing quite so permanent as a quick fix.
Anonymous
The goal of Computer Science is to build something that will last at least until we've finished building it.
Anonymous
The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.
Larry Wall
He who hasn't hacked assembly language as a youth has no heart. He who does as an adult has no brain.
John Moore
Arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras.
Alan Kay
Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a rigged demonstration.
Anonymous
Organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations.
Conway's Law
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.
Mitch Ratcliffe
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
Niels Bohr