Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.
Larry Wall
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.
Mitch Ratcliffe
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler
The debate rages on: is PL/I Bachtrian or Dromedary?
Alan J. Perlis
We kid ourselves if we think that the ratio of procedure to data in an active data-base system can be made arbitrarily small or even kept small.
Alan J. Perlis
C++ has its place in the history of programming languages. Just as Caligula has his place in the history of the Roman Empire.
Robert Firth
It’s hardware that makes a machine fast. It’s software that makes a fast machine slow.
Craig Bruce
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
Isaac Asimov
Programming is not like being in the CIA; you don't get credit for being sneaky. It's more like advertising; you get lots of credit for making your connections as blatant as possible.
Steve McConnell on coupling from, "Code Complete."
The greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not-working to working.
John Ousterhout