Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.
Alan J. Perlis
It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than 10 functions on 10 data structures.
Alan J. Perlis
The cybernetic exchange between man, computer and algorithm is like a game of musical chairs: The frantic search for balance always leaves one of the three standing ill at ease.
Alan J. Perlis
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
Alan J. Perlis
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler
Editing is a rewording activity.
Alan J. Perlis
Fast, Cheap, Reliable: Pick any two.
Anonymous
The debate rages on: is PL/I Bachtrian or Dromedary?
Alan J. Perlis
Code reuse is the Holy Grail of Software Engineering.
Douglas Crockford
Debugging is like farting - it's not so bad when it's your own code.
Anonymous