Quotations from software developers and programmers

1. Most of you is familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There is three, of course:laziness, impatience, and hubris. (Larry Wall)

The virtues of programmers: laziness, impatience, and are best.

2. In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. (Jan L.. A. van de Snepscheut)

Theoretically, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.

3. It ' s not @ all important to get it right the first time. It ' s vitally important to get it right the last time. (Andrew Hunt and David Thomas)

It doesn't matter if you do it right the first time. The last time it was done correctly was crucial.

4. The software isn ' t finished until the last user is dead. (Anonymous)

The software is not finished until the last user dies.

5. Commenting your code is like cleaning your bathroom-you never want to does it, but it really does create a more Pleasan T experience for you and your guests. (Ryan Campbell)

Commenting on the code is like cleaning the bathroom--despite your reluctance, it does create a more comfortable experience for you and your guests.

6. Always code as if the-the-guy-ends up maintaining your code would be a violent psychopath who knows where you live. (Martin Golding)

When writing code, always imagine that the guy who maintains your code is a violent psychopath who knows where you live.

7. Measuring programming progress by lines of code are like measuring aircraft building progress by weight. (Bill Gates)

Measuring the development process by the number of lines of code is like using weight to measure the progress of aircraft manufacturing.

8. If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must being the process of putting them in. (Edsger Dijkstra)

If debugging is the process of eliminating software bugs, then programming is the process of producing bugs.

9. Most software today are very much like a Egyptian pyramid with millions of bricks piled on top of all other, with no s Tructural integrity, but just did by brute force and thousands of slaves. (Alan Kay)

Most of the software now resembles the Egyptian pyramids, building thousands of bricks between each other, lacking structural integrity, just by brute force and thousands of slaves.

Software and cathedrals is much the same–first we build them, then we pray. (Sam Redwine)

The software is very similar to the church--first, we build them, and we pray.

Quotations from software developers and programmers