Programmers Quotes
Programmers live inside layers of code and must untangle complexity every day. The quotes say they prefer quick bug fixes to avoid later embarrassment, and they value deep focus because interruptions feel like a thief. They also note how cheap tools now let anyone start coding.
![“I've always written. I'm from an older generation of programmers [who] did not come out of engineering. [A]ll sorts of people were drawn in from the social sciences and humanities.” quote by Ellen Ullman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/ellen-ullman-3943_engineering_i-ve-always-written-i-m-from-an-older-ge_363898.jpg)
![“In their work, designers often become expert with the device they are designing. Users are often expert at the task they are trying to perform with the device. [...] Professional designers are usually aware of the pitfalls. But most design is not done by professional designers, it is done by…” quote by Donald A. Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/donald-a-norman-6862_design_in-their-work-designers-often-become-exp_1082795.jpg)
![“Another effective [debugging] technique is to explain your code to someone else. This will often cause you to explain the bug to yourself. Sometimes it takes no more than a few sentences, followed by an embarrassed "Never mind, I see what's wrong. Sorry to bother you." This works remarkably well…” quote by Brian Kernighan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/brian-kernighan-27197_bears_another-effective-debugging-technique-is_1618728.jpg)
![“In those days [batch processing] programmers never even documented their programs, because it was assumed that nobody else would ever use them. Now, however, time-sharing had made exchanging software trivial: you just stored one copy in the public repository and therby effectively gave it to the…” quote by Robert Fano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f2/robert-fano-273434_computer-language_in-those-days-batch-processing-programme_563259.jpg)
