Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.
Gordon Bell
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
Isaac Asimov
The Internet? Is that thing still around?
Homer Simpson
Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.
Alan J. Perlis
You think you know when you can learn, are more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.
Alan J. Perlis
It is the user who should parameterize procedures, not their creators.
Alan J. Perlis
Some programmers try to reach higher by standing on other programmers' shoulders. Other programmers try to reach higher by standing on other programmers' toes.
Anonymous
The future will be like the past, because in the past the future was like the past.
About estimations
FORTRAN was the language of choice for the same reason that three-legged races are popular.
Ken Thompson
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
Alan J. Perlis