Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
There are 10 types of people. Those who can read ternary, those who can't and those who mistake it for binary.
Anonymous
Real Programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.
Anonymous
Software Engineering isn't rocket science ... it's harder.
Anonymous
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
Alan J. Perlis
Before software should be reusable, it should be usable.
Ralph Johnson
My assertion that we can do better with computer languages is a persistent belief and fond hope, but you'll note I don't actually claim to be either rational or right. Except when it's convenient.
Larry Wall
The Floppy Disk Icon means "save" for a whole generation of people who have never seen one.
Scott Hanselman
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
Alan J. Perlis
The computer reminds one of Lon Chaney -- it is the machine of a thousand faces.
Alan J. Perlis
Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases.
Anonymous