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 Torvalds,
creator of the Linux kernel
Good developers write good code.
Great developers reuse good code.
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The most dangerous phrase in the language is :
"We've always done it that way."
Grace Hopper,
computer scientist and Rear Admiral in the US Navy
Software and cathedrals are much the same thing:
first we build them, then we pray.
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A good developer is one who finds solutions to problems before they arise.
Bill Gates,
founder of Microsoft
Code as if the person who ends up maintaining your code is a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
Jeff Atwood,
developer 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 Fusco,
Java developer
The code is like a garden:
it needs constant maintenance.
Ward Cunningham,
creator 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 Augustine,
aerospace engineer
The only way to learn a new programming language is to write programmes in it.
Dennis Ritchie,
creator of the C language
The code is like a joke.
If it needs comment, it's no good.
Russ Olsen,
author and developer
