Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can't.
Alan J. Perlis
If you can imagine a society in which the computer - robot is the only menial, you can imagine anything.
Alan J. Perlis
Tell me what you need and I'll tell you how to get along without it.
Anonymous
All programming is an exercise in caching.
Terje Mathisen
All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer.
IBM Manual, 1925
A computer scientist counts to ten: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ...
Anonymous
Everyone else counts to ten: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
A C program is like a fast dance on a newly waxed dance floor by people carrying razors.
Waldi Ravens
Processes and methodologies can make good servants but are poor masters.
Mark Dowd, John McDonald & Justin Schuh
I couldn't resist the temptation to put in a null reference, simply because it was so easy to implement. This has led to innumerable errors, vulnerabilities, and system crashes, which have probably caused a billion dollars of pain and damage in the last forty years.
Tony (C.A.R.) Hoare
In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates?
Anonymous