Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The evolution of languages: FORTRAN is a non-typed language. C is a weakly typed language. Ada is a strongly typed language. C++ is a strongly hyped language.
Ron Sercely
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
Rick Osborne
If you've seen one picture of the Mandelbrot Set, you've seen them all.
Bill Karwin
Good software, like wine, takes time.
Joel Spolsky
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
Editing is a rewording activity.
Alan J. Perlis
If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders.
Hal Abelson
All problems in computer science can be solved with another level of indirection.
David Wheeler
Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
Alan J. Perlis
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.
P. J. Plauger