Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
I hate code, and I want as little of it in our product as possible.
Jack Diederich
It works on my machine.
Anonymous
From a programmer's point of view, the user is a peripheral that types when you issue a read request.
Peter Williams
Good architecture is necessary to give programs enough structure to be able to grow large without collapsing into a puddle of confusion.
Douglas Crockford
Compatibility means deliberately repeating other people's mistakes.
Anonymous
Now I'm a pretty lazy person and am prepared to work quite hard in order to avoid work.
Martin Fowler
Software with no bugs is obsolete.
Anonymous
* No technique works if it isn't used. * Ethics change with technology. * "F × S = k" the product of freedom and security is a constant.
Niven's laws
Whereas Europeans generally pronounce my name the right way ('Nick-louse Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say that Europeans call me by name, but Americans call me by value.
Niklaus Wirth
Good design adds value faster than it adds cost.
Thomas C. Gale