Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The eleventh commandment was "Thou Shalt Compute" or "Thou Shalt Not Compute" - I forget which.
Alan J. Perlis
One Page Principle: A specification that will not fit on one page of 8.5x11 inch paper cannot be understood.
Mark Ardis
There are only two industries that refer to their customers as users: the computer industry and the drug trade.
Edward Tufte
If you want to confuse your enemies, give them the source code. If you want to really confuse them, give them the documentation.
Anonymous
The sooner we start coding fewer frameworks and more programs the sooner we’ll become better programmers.
Warped Java Guy Elementary Java Solutions
There are 10 types of people in the world, those who can read binary, and those who can't.
Anonymous
If you require information, do not free memory containing the information.
MSDN
What is the difference between a Turing machine and the modern computer? It's the same as that between Hillary's ascent of Everest and the establishment of a Hilton hotel on its peak.
Alan J. Perlis
Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time!
Fred Brooks
Now I'm a pretty lazy person and am prepared to work quite hard in order to avoid work.
Martin Fowler