Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The computer reminds one of Lon Chaney -- it is the machine of a thousand faces.
Alan J. Perlis
Education is the process of learning more and more about less and less until one knows everything about nothing and is entitled to call oneself 'Doctor'.
Anonymous
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler
My programs don't have bugs, they just develop random features.
Anonymous
It’s hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn’t a book on software design.
Bruce Tognazzini
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Douglas Adams
C++ is to C as Lung Cancer is to Lung.
Anonymous
In My Egotistical Opinion, most people's C programs should be indented six feet downward and covered with dirt.
Blair P. Houghton
Think of all the psychic energy expended in seeking a fundamental distinction between "algorithm" and "program".
Alan J. Perlis
The word “experienced” often refers to someone who’s gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have.
Laurence Gonzales