Software Quotes

598 quotes by 321 authors

The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the computer hardware industry. — Henry Petroski
Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things… — George Johnson
It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants. It has also been said… — Alan Cooper
The only people who have anything to fear from free software are those whose products are worth even less. — David F. Emery
You can either have software quality or you can have pointer arithmetic, but you cannot have both at the same time. — Bertrand Meyer
The burgeoning field of computer science has shifted our view of the physical world from that of a collection of interacting material particles to one… — Paul Davies
But cheer up - we could be selling tobacco. It's not like software kills people if used as intended — David Chase
Human life has the software and hardware to go the distance. All we need to do is know our nature and mimic nature's way. Do… — John Douillard
Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later — Fred Brooks
Software Engineering is that part of Computer Science which is too difficult for the Computer Scientist. — Friedrich L. Bauer
There is a lot of interest in the arts, music, theatre, filmmaking, engineering, architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day… — John Baldacci
Stay open to as many new tools and think of as many ways you can to utilize them to your advantage. This not only includes… — Vincent Laforet
The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple. — Grady Booch
Just remember: you're not a 'dummy,' no matter what those computer books claim. The real dummies are the people who-though technically expert-couldn't design hardware and… — Walt Mossberg
Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon. — Adam Osborne
It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to… — Nathaniel Borenstein
Lisp ... made me aware that software could be close to executable mathematics. — L Peter Deutsch
Learning to program has no more to do with designing interactive software than learning to touch type has to do with writing poetry — Ted Nelson
The way to be successful in the software world is to come up with breakthrough software, and so whether it's Microsoft Office or Windows, its… — Bill Gates
Good software, like wine, takes time. — Joel Spolsky

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