September 15, 2006

[Tech] Programming Quotes

Here's a nice way to finish off the week (after a few pints of course), read some funny and worthwhile programming quotes to think about. My favs are

  • Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. - Donald Knuth
  • The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time. - Tom Cargill
  • Programmers are in a race with the Universe to create bigger and better idiot-proof programs, while the Universe is trying to create bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning. - Anon
  • Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
  • There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third works. - Alan J. Perlis
  • I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. - Bjarne Stroustrup
  • Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems. - Jamie Zawinski
  • Copy and paste is a design error - David Parnas
Posted by whykay at September 15, 2006 10:02 PM