Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter how fast it doesn't work.
Ravera's observation on premature optimization
The eleventh commandment was "Thou Shalt Compute" or "Thou Shalt Not Compute" - I forget which.
Alan J. Perlis
C trades a slap on the wrist at compile time for a knife in the back at run time.
Anonymous
The string is a stark data structure and everywhere it is passed there is much duplication of process. It is a perfect vehicle for hiding information.
Alan J. Perlis
The goal is to deliver clean code that works - now.
Kent Beck
It’s hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn’t a book on software design.
Bruce Tognazzini
Elegance is not optional.
Richard A. O'Keefe (from The Craft of Prolog)
Engineers are all basically high-functioning autistics who have no idea how normal people do stuff.
Cory Doctorow
Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.
Jamie Zawinski
Multi-threading is the art of screwing things up before, during or after something else.
Anonymous