The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state. — John Ousterhout Copy Share Image
In software, we rarely have meaningful requirements. Even if we do, the only measure of success that matters is whether our solution… — Jeff Atwood Copy Share Image
Testing by itself does not improve software quality. Test results are an indicator of quality, but in and of themselves, they don't… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
I am rarely happier than when spending an entire day programming my computer. — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
I made up the term "object-oriented," and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind. — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
The discipline of programming is most like sorcery. Both use precise language to instruct inanimate objects to do our bidding. Small mistakes… — Richard E. Pattis Copy Share Image
Microsoft has a new version out, Windows XP, which according to everybody is the 'most reliable Windows ever.' To me, this is… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
When teaching a rapidly changing technology, perspective is more important than content. — Richard E. Pattis Copy Share Image
The only way for errors to occur in a program is by being put there by the author. No other mechanisms are… — Hayley Mills Copy Share Image
I got my first computer at the age of 6. To me, it was magic. By the time I was 12, I… — Tobias Lutke Copy Share Image
Text is linear; it is black and white; it doesn't zoom around the page in 3-D; it isn't intelligent by itself; in… — Andrea diSessa Copy Share Image
There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'. — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
I realized that a large part of my life from then on was going to be spent in finding mistakes in my… — Maurice Wilkes Copy Share Image
We think only through the medium of words. Languages are true analytical methods. Algebra, which is adapted to its purpose in every… — Antoine Lavoisier Copy Share Image
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
The best programmers are not marginally better than merely good ones. They are an order-of-magnitude better, measured by whatever standard: conceptual creativity,… — Randall E. Stross Copy Share Image
Computer programming is really a lot like writing a recipe. If you've read a recipe, you know what the structure of a… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
If you're as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it? — Brian Kernighan Copy Share Image
The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple. — Grady Booch Copy Share Image
That's what's cool about working with computers. They don't argue, they remember everything, and they don't drink all your beer. — Paul Leary Copy Share Image
In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century,… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Object-oriented programming as it emerged in Simula 67 allows software structure to be based on real-world structures, and gives programmers a powerful… — David Gelernter Copy Share Image
