Approach Quote by Edsger Dijkstra

The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids…

— Edsger Dijkstra

Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.

— Larry Wall

The effective exploitation of his powers of abstraction must be regarded as one of the most vital activities of a competent programmer.

— Edsger Dijkstra

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.

— Larry Wall

A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains.

— Gautama Buddha

A good programmer is someone who always looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.

— Doug Linder

“Anyone who has ever seen a programmer at work... knows that programming itself, if the programmer is given the chance to do it his…

— Dave Hoover

A genius always presents himself as a fool

— Karim Seddiki

“The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity.”

— Marijn Haverbeke

“First, one must perform perfectly. The computer resembles the magic of legend in this respect, too. If one character, one pause, of the incantation…

— Frederick P. Brooks Jr

“You see, programmers tend to be arrogant, self-absorbed introverts. We didn’t get into this business because we like people. Most of us got into…

— Robert C. Martin

A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others.

— Jean de la Bruyere