Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
A documented bug is not a bug; it is a feature.
James P. MacLennan
First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.
John Johnson
Systems have sub-systems and sub-systems have sub- systems and so on ad infinitum - which is why we're always starting over.
Alan J. Perlis
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
Isaac Asimov
And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.
Larry Wall
Don't code today what you can't debug tomorrow
Anonymous
I went to school to learn how to program software applications, which inevitably have bug defects. There was no course at my university on testing, debugging, profiling, or optimization. These things you have to learn on your own, usually in a tight deadline.
Juixe TechKnow
Program testing can be a very effective way to show the presence of bugs, but is hopelessly inadequate for showing their absence.
Edsger Dijkstra
There is a great satisfaction in building good tools for other people to use.
Freeman Dyson
Purely applicative languages are poorly applicable.
Alan J. Perlis