I didn't realize how good I was with technology until I met my parents... my dad told me "You're good; you should… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Programming is a Dark Art, and it always will be. The programmer is fighting against the two most destructive forces in the… — Damian Conway Copy Share Image
In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
“Anyone who has ever seen a programmer at work... knows that programming itself, if the programmer is given the chance to do… — Dave Hoover Copy Share Image
If you, or any public-spirited programmer, wanted to figure out what the software on your machine is really doing, tough luck. It's… — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
Every application has an inherent amount of irreducible complexity. The only question is who will have to deal with it, the user… — Larry Tesler Copy Share Image
Finding a programmer to work with if you don't already know one will be a challenge. Merely judging if a programmer is… — Jessica Livingston Copy Share Image
Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
If you think you're a really good programmer... read Knuth's Art of Computer Programming... You should definitely send me a resume if… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I used to want to be a computer programmer when I was younger. We got an Apple II Plus when I was,… — Chris Parnell Copy Share Image
The three most dangerous things in the world are a programmer with a soldering iron, a hardware type with a program patch… — Rick Cook Copy Share Image
“I’m not a heroic hacker with magic code. I was a brain in a box. But I am a programmer. Or was.… — John Scalzi Copy Share Image
Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share… — John Carmack Copy Share Image