Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
What happens in the mind of a fine artist is nothing different from that going on in the mind of an expert coder. Both see and thrive in the quintessential nature of patterns.
Lawrence Mucheka
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
Harlan Ellison
I get as much enjoyment from trashing code as I do from scratching it out in the first place!
Anonymous
Interfaces keep things tidy, but don't accelerate growth: Functions do.
Alan J. Perlis
I will not be a lemming and follow the crowd over the cliff and into the C.
John Beidler
Think of it! With VLSI we can pack 100 ENIACS in 1 sq. cm.
Alan J. Perlis
I don't care if it works on your machine! We are not shipping your machine!
Ovidiu Platon
The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.
Gordon Bell
Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.
Stan Kelly-Bootle
One programmer can do in one day what two programmers can do in two.
Anonymous