Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
There will always be things we wish to say in our programs that in all known languages can only be said poorly.
Alan J. Perlis
If you want to set off and go develop some grand new thing, you don't need millions of dollars of capitalization. You need enough pizza and Diet Coke to stick in your refrigerator, a cheap PC to work on and the dedication to go through with it.
John Carmack
God did not create the world in seven days; for six days he screwed around and then pulled an all-nighter.
Anonymous
The string is a stark data structure and everywhere it is passed there is much duplication of process. It is a perfect vehicle for hiding information.
Alan J. Perlis
One can only display complex information in the mind. Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
Alan J. Perlis
If you require information, do not free memory containing the information.
MSDN
The C Programming Language — A language which combines the flexibility of assembly language with the power of assembly language.
Anonymous
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Sir Arthur C Clarke
A C program is like a fast dance on a newly waxed dance floor by people carrying razors.
Waldi Ravens
The difference between something that can go wrong and something that can’t possibly go wrong is that when something that can’t possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
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