On Programming
“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
— Linus Torvalds, Creator of Linux & Git
“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.”
— Martin Fowler, Author of Refactoring
“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.”
— Harold Abelson, Co-author of SICP
“First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.”
— John Johnson
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
— Alan Kay, Pioneer of OOP
On Innovation
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
— Steve Jobs, Co-founder of Apple
“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”
— Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement 2005
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
On Openness & Collaboration
“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.”
— Eric S. Raymond, Author of The Cathedral and the Bazaar
“In real open source, you have the right to control your own destiny.”
— Linus Torvalds
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
— Helen Keller
The true power of technology lies not in the code itself, but in the people and ideas behind it.