I think it's a new feature. Don't tell anyone it was an…

For every new feature we add, we take an old one out. A lot of big sites don't do that, and it's a problem.

— David Karp

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

— Neil Young

Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you…

— Brian Kernighan

The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state.

— John Ousterhout

The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.

— Gordon Bell

It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it.

— Steve McConnell

Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.

— Stan Kelly-Bootle

Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.

— Donald Knuth

It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it; it's even harder when you've assumed your code is…

— Steve McConnell

Considering the current sad state of our computer programs, software development is clearly still a black art, and cannot yet be called an engineering…

— William J. Clinton

When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code.

— Richard E. Pattis

I'm not on Facebook. I have a sort of anonymous account that I check, like, once every six months every time Facebook rolls out…

— Evgeny Morozov

A Perl program is correct if it gets the job done before your boss fires you.

— Larry Wall

The camel has evolved to be relatively self-sufficient. On the other hand, the camel has not evolved to smell good. Neither has Perl.

— Larry Wall

Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity.

— David Gelernter