Programmer Quotes

75 quotes by 52 authors

God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there's no way free will can ever exist… — Orson Scott Card
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 what I can,… — John Carmack
The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it's too late. — Seymour Cray
The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. In my… — Bill Gates
Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter. — Eric S. Raymond
Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris. — Larry Wall
The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes of virtually unlimited complexity can be created in the form… — Joseph Weizenbaum
I will, in fact, claim that the difference between a bad programmer and a good one is whether he considers his code or his data… — Linus Torvalds
Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer… — Eric S. Raymond
Because of the nature of Moore's law, anything that an extremely clever graphics programmer can do at one point can be replicated by a merely… — John Carmack
Low-level programming is good for the programmer's soul. — John Carmack
Not having a schedule is OK if it's your PhD and you plan to spend 14 years on the thing, or if you're a programmer… — Joel Spolsky
Since I have always preferred making plans to executing them, I have gravitated towards situations and systems that, once set into operation, could create music… — Brian Eno
Programmer time is expensive; conserve it in preference to machine time — Eric S. Raymond
I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits. — Kent Beck
I've known people who have not mastered their tools who are good programmers, but not a tool master who remained a mediocre programmer. — Kent Beck
A good programmer is someone who always looks both ways before crossing a one-way street. — Doug Linder
It's better to wait for a productive programmer to become available than it is to wait for the first available programmer to become productive. — Steve McConnell
My message to the serious programmer is this: spend a part of your working day examining and refining your own methods. Even though programmers are… — Robert W. Floyd
When I was at college there were two things I vowed I'd never do. One was go to a funeral and the other was deal… — Patricia Cornwell

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