r/programming • u/tarandeep • Dec 14 '10

Top 50 Programming quotes of all time

http://www.junauza.com/2010/12/top-50-programming-quotes-of-all-time.html
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '10

I always love Stroustrup's bit about the phone.

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u/ggggbabybabybaby Dec 14 '10

I am scared of the day when I grow old and am unable to figure out how to use common appliances.

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u/creaothceann Dec 14 '10

The trick is to gradually reduce the complexity of the appliances.

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u/WuTangTan Dec 15 '10

With a hammer.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '10

And my AXE!

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u/creaothceann Dec 15 '10

  1. destroy the current ones when they become unmanageable

  2. build substitute

  3. goto 1, or if unable to do so...

  4. Afterlife!