Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Purely applicative languages are poorly applicable.
Alan J. Perlis
If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
Alan J. Perlis
I have found that the reason a lot of people are interested in artificial intelligence is the same reason a lot of people are interested in artificial limbs: they are missing one.
David Parnas
There is nothing quite so permanent as a quick fix.
Anonymous
Think of all the psychic energy expended in seeking a fundamental distinction between "algorithm" and "program".
Alan J. Perlis
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
Assaf Nitzan
A programmer never dies he just degrades gracefully.
Anonymous
A startup now can be just a pair of 22 year old guys. A company like that can move much more easily than one with 10 people, half of whom have kids.
Paul Graham
When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code.
Richard Pattis
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden, basketball coach