Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we cannot avoid it.... If our basic tool, the language in which we design and code… — Tony Hoare Copy Share Image
I think once the artistic world of the type designer merged with the scientific world of the computer programmer, you began to… — Michael Bierut Copy Share Image
Autism is a big continuum, going from someone who remains nonverbal, all the way up to geniuses on Silicon Valley. And some… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
The situation is so much better for programmers today - a cheap used PC, a linux CD, and an internet account, and… — John Carmack Copy Share Image
... programming requires more concentration than other activities. It's the reason programmers get upset about 'quick interruptions' - such interruptions are tantamount… — Steve McConnell Copy Share Image
If you cannot grok the overall structure of a program while taking a shower, you are not ready to code it. — Richard E. Pattis Copy Share Image
When I was at college there were two things I vowed I'd never do. One was go to a funeral and the… — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
Now that I have the knowledge and I can speak to programmers better and I understand a lot more about what's possible… — Shaun White Copy Share Image
The computing scientist's main challenge is not to get confused by the complexities of his own making. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
With the exceptional talent that is Guy Sigsworth as producer and collaborator, we have recorded a collection of original songs that sees… — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
As a programmer, it is your job to put yourself out of business. What you do today can be automated tomorrow. — Douglas McIlroy Copy Share Image
Programming is how we talk to the machines that are increasingly woven into our lives. If you aren't a programmer, you're like… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against… — David Gelernter Copy Share Image
The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance. — Robert Coveyou Copy Share Image
Any verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Sun's role in the grand scheme of development is to work on the runtime environment and the APIs. The tools we produce… — John Fowler Copy Share Image
Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
Trying to outsmart a compiler defeats much of the purpose of using one. — Brian Kernighan Copy Share Image
There are no standards for computer programmers and no group to certify them. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Programmers and marketing people know how to get into your subconscious - they spend millions of dollars researching colors, shapes, designs, symbols,… — Richard Hatch Copy Share Image
I'm not a real programmer. I throw together things until it works then I move on. The real programmers will say Yeah… — Rasmus Lerdorf Copy Share Image
Programming languages, like pizzas, come in only too sizes; too big and too small. — Richard E. Pattis Copy Share Image
It's a curious thing about our industry: not only do we not learn from our mistakes, we also don't learn from our… — Keith Braithwaite 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
