Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
A programmer never dies he just degrades gracefully.
Anonymous
When it comes to code it never pays to rush.
Marick's Law
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
Ready, fire, aim: the fast approach to software development.
Anonymous
Ready, aim, aim, aim, aim: the slow approach to software development.
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
Alan J. Perlis
The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.
Gordon Bell
"It depends" is the answer to all good software engineering questions, but to be a good software engineer, you should know on what it depends, and why.
Anonymous
If we'd asked the customers what they wanted, they would have said "faster horses".
Henry Ford
In C, its easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it more difficult, but when you do, you'll blow your whole leg off.
Stroustrup
It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
Hofstadter's Law