Classic Programming Quotes(storm-consultancy.com)
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Classic Programming Quotes
http://www.storm-consultancy.com/blog/development/random-bits/classic-programming-quotes/
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"If you must break the loop, do it to sieze power; in all other cases continue." -- Julius C'ster
There are two hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors.
- Twitted to death. My source: http://twitter.com/#!/leahculver/status/26690101915
- Twitted to death. My source: http://twitter.com/#!/leahculver/status/26690101915
There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.
-C.A.R. Hoare
-C.A.R. Hoare
"Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, I'll use regular expressions.' Now they have two problems."
"Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, I'll use XML.' Now they have two problems."
Downvoting? This is actually the quote I heard, though I know regexp'es are older than XML (and a good deal more useful, if you ask me).
I find this quote funny, but untrue. If you use regular expressions for the right problems, you solve the problem. If you use it for the wrong problems, well, then regular expressions aren't where you should put the blame.
"When it came to programming, I was the 'go-to' guy in the office. I didn't know how to write loops."
Similar submission for those who want more programing quotes (recently was also posted on HN):
http://www.devtopics.com/101-great-computer-programming-quot...
Saying that Java is good because it works on all platforms
is like saying anal sex is good because it works on all
genders.
There are three ways of doing things around here: the right way, the wrong way, and the way that I do it.
Robert De Niro ~ Casino
Robert De Niro ~ Casino
"I came, I coded, I crashed" -- Julius C'ster
"The double is cast" -- Julius C'ster
"Segmentation fault (core dumped)" -- Program using cstrs.
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible,
you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.
- Brian Kernighan