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10 Great Computer Quotes

Here is a list of, in my opinion, 10 of the best computer/programming related quotes… I thought this might bring a little fun to your day; it did mine!

  • And the users exclaimed with a laugh and a taunt: “It’s just what we asked for but not what we want.” – Anonymous
  • There are 10 kinds of people in this world….Those who understand binary and those who don’t. – Anonymous
  • For a sucessful technology, honesty must take precedence over public relations for nature cannot be fooled. – Richard Feynman
  • Before software can be reusable it first has to be usable. – Ralph Johnson
  • Software and cathedrals are much the same – first we build them, then we pray. – Anonymous
  • Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind. – Donald Knuth
  • If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. – Edsger W. Dijkstra
  • Real Programmers don’t need comments—the code is obvious. – Anonymous
  • program, n.: A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one’s input into error messages. tr.v. To engage in a pastime similar to banging one’s head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward. – luc.aleaume.free.fr
  • Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight. – Bill Gates


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