Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code.
Anonymous
Wherever there is modularity there is the potential for misunderstanding: Hiding information implies a need to check communication.
Alan J. Perlis
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.
Josh Billings
Think of all the psychic energy expended in seeking a fundamental distinction between "algorithm" and "program".
Alan J. Perlis
The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.
Alan J. Perlis
Good design adds value faster than it adds cost.
Thomas C. Gale
The best writing is rewriting.
E. B. White
People who deal with bits should expect to get bitten.
Jon Bentley
The greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not-working to working.
John Ousterhout
Sometimes I think the only universal in the computing field is the fetch-execute cycle.
Alan J. Perlis