Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Confidence, n.: The feeling you have before you understand the situation.
Anonymous
There's more than one way to do it.
Larry Wall about Perl
Documentation is like term insurance: It satisfies because almost no one who subscribes to it depends on its benefits.
Alan J. Perlis
As Will Rogers would have said, "There is no such thing as a free variable."
Alan J. Perlis
It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC. As potential programmers, they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration.
E. W. Dijkstra
Think of it! With VLSI we can pack 100 ENIACS in 1 sq. cm.
Alan J. Perlis
Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter.
Eric Raymond
In seeking the unattainable, simplicity only gets in the way.
Alan J. Perlis
It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
Alan J. Perlis
Computation has made the tree flower.
Alan J. Perlis