Code Quote by Yukihiro Matsumoto

More good code has been written in languages denounced as "bad'' than in languages proclaimed "wonderful'' - much more.

— Bjarne Stroustrup

Language is not just a code; you are writing into its history, into its tides.

— Hisham Matar

Good design, at least part of the time, includes the criterion of being direct in relation to the problem at hand - not obscure,…

— Ivan Chermayeff

There are more useful systems developed in languages deemed awful than in languages praised for being beautiful - many more.

— Bjarne Stroustrup

I believe in a visual language that should be as strong as the written word.

— David LaChapelle

Ugly programs are like ugly suspension bridges: they're much more liable to collapse than pretty ones, because the way humans (especially engineer-humans) perceive beauty…

— Eric S. Raymond

“Remember that code is really the language in which we ultimately express the requirements. We may create languages that are closer to the requirements.…

— Robert C. Martin

Each routine you read turns out to be pretty much what you expected. You can call it beautiful code when the code also makes…

— Ward Cunningham

“Beautiful code is short and concise, so if you were to give that code to another programmer they would say, “oh, that’s well written…

— Cal Newport

It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code... obscurity is usually the refuge…

— Robert A. Heinlein

Language, I think, has nothing to do with film-making. It is how you make your point and whether you exploit the visual medium maintaining…

— Mani Ratnam

It is the role of the artistic coder to question the coding languages, both through self-reflection and by using them for unintended purposes. These…

— Stephanie Strickland