Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.
Bjarne Stroustrup
C++: an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog.
Steve Taylor
Programming is difficult. At its core, it is about managing complexity. Computer programs are the most complex things that humans make. Quality is illusive and elusive.
Douglas Crockford
Good architecture is necessary to give programs enough structure to be able to grow large without collapsing into a puddle of confusion.
Douglas Crockford
The C Programming Language — A language which combines the flexibility of assembly language with the power of assembly language.
Anonymous
I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.
Kent Beck
Making something variable is easy. Controlling duration of constancy is the trick.
Alan J. Perlis
It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
Alan J. Perlis
Ready, fire, aim: the fast approach to software development.
Anonymous
Ready, aim, aim, aim, aim: the slow approach to software development.
Nothing is more permanent than a temporary solution.
Thomas' First Law