Code Quotes

“As far as I was concerned, the problem was not to get an elegant programming language, but was to get a language that could be translated into efficient code.”

“The only thing that has to be correct is the code.”

“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.”

“For me, the most fun part of programming is the pleasing aesthetic of well-written code.”

“There's a right way and a wrong way to do things. The cowboy way is the right way.”

“When a man's partner is killed he's supposed to do something about it. It doesn't make any difference what you thought of him. He was your partner and you're supposed to do something about it.”

“You learned the two greatest things in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.”

“Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse).”

“I have never betrayed a friend or forgotten an obligation.”

“It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.”

“We only kill each other.”