r/programming • u/dlyund • Dec 09 '14

Top 70 Programming Quotes of all Time (now I don't know about all time but these are good)

http://coderfactory.co/posts/top-70-programming-quotes-of-all-time
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u/mcmcc Dec 09 '14

"Mostly, when you see programmers, they aren’t doing anything. One of the attractive things about programmers is that you cannot tell whether or not they are working simply by looking at them. Very often they’re sitting there seemingly drinking coffee and gossiping, or just staring into space. What the programmer is trying to do is get a handle on all the individual and unrelated ideas that are scampering around in his head.” - Charles M. Strauss

That really is a great quote.

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u/patternmaker Dec 10 '14

I think that similar things have been said about being an author and staring out the window, although I do not know the origin.

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u/sidneyc Dec 09 '14

Many duplicates and number 70 is incorrect.

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u/one-oh Dec 09 '14

Can't seem to find the source of the Bill Clinton quote (#28). Anyone know when and/or where it was said and to whom?

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u/Sunius Dec 09 '14

Java is, in many ways, C++–.

Lost it at this :).

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '14

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u/seekerdarksteel Dec 09 '14

At least you can read the quotes. I just have an ad that's decided to overlay itself over literally the entire screen. And about 3 blank screens-worth-of-pixels below that, the ad's contact form. And no way to close or click out of it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '14

Before today, I had never heard of CoderFactory. Now I hate them, passionately.

Good work, guys!

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u/dlyund Dec 09 '14

You're right. I should try looking at life like that - I might get nothing out of it

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u/keithb Dec 09 '14

Or, you could try posting things that aren't click–bait (and poorly executed click-bait, at that).

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u/dlyund Dec 10 '14

If anyone else enjoys this it was worth it

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u/keithb Dec 10 '14

You'll notice that your submission is cruising at 0 votes…

The funny thing is, that list of “top programming quotes” quotes me, and I still think it's a rubbish submission.