For software developers, coding is much more than syntax: it's an art, a state of mind. Discover the humour, wisdom and a healthy dose of self-mockery of the software pioneers in these 12 must-read quotes. For a better understanding of the art (and folly) of dev.
Software is like sex: it's better when it's free.
Linus Torvaldscreator of the Linux kernel
Good developers write the right code.
Great developers reuse good code.
Anonymous author
The most dangerous phrase in the language is :
"We've always done it that way."
Grace Hoppera computer scientist and Rear Admiral in the US Navy
Software and cathedrals are much the same thing:
first we build them, then we pray.
Anonymous author
A good developer is one who finds solutions to problems before they arise.
Bill Gatesfounder of Microsoft
Code as if the person who ends up maintaining your code is a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
Jeff Atwooddeveloper and author of the Coding Horror blog
The code you write makes you a programmer.
The code you delete makes you a GOOD programmer.
Mario FuscoJava developer
The code is like a garden:
it needs constant maintenance.
Ward Cunninghamcreator of the first wiki.
Software is like entropy: it is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics;
i.e. it always tends to increase.
Norman Augustineaerospace engineer, 1983
The only way to learn a new programming language is to write programmes in it.
Dennis Ritchiecreator of the C language
The code is like a joke.
If it needs comment, it's no good.
Russ Olsenauthor and developer
