Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.
Alan J. Perlis
Perl - The only language that looks the same before and after RSA encryption.
Keith Bostic
Hardware is the part of a system you can kick. Software is the one you can only curse at.
Anonymous
The goal of Computer Science is to build something that will last at least until we've finished building it.
Anonymous
It seems to me you can program with discipline or you can program with bondage and discipline. You can't avoid the discipline either way, but bondage appeals to some people.
Patrick Logan
Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.
Andy Rooney
A good programmer looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.
Anonymous
A well-written program is its own heaven; a poorly-written program is its own hell.
Tao of Programming
Sure, it's overkill. But you can never have too much overkill...
Anonymous
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.
E.F. Schumacher