Err Human Quotes by Henry Spencer

Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI using Roman numerals.

— Henry Spencer

If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me…

— Henry Spencer

Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, greed works much better.

— Henry Spencer

“Indeed, "brute force" solutions are often characteristic of advanced cultures, not primitive ones. The Romans and their predecessors spent a long time figuring out…

— Henry Spencer

“8th Commandment: "Thou shalt make thy program's purpose and structure clear to thy fellow man by using the One True Brace Style, even if…

— Henry Spencer

A bit of tolerance is worth a megabyte of flamming.

— Henry Spencer

If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.

— Henry Spencer

C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.

— Henry Spencer

Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.

— Henry Spencer

To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a design committee of bureaucrats.

— Henry Spencer

MS-DOS isn't dead, it just smells that way.

— Henry Spencer

Belief is no substitute for arithmetic.

— Henry Spencer

Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.

— Henry Spencer