100 Quotes About Programming/coding

  1. “Coding is today’s literacy.” – John Resig
  2. “The code you write makes you a programmer. The code you delete makes you a good one. The code you don’t have to write makes you a great one.” – Mario Fusco
  3. “Code is like humor. When you have to explain it, it’s bad.” – Cory House
  4. “The best error message is the one that never shows up.” – Thomas Fuchs
  5. “Simplicity is the soul of efficiency.” – Austin Freeman
  6. “Programming is the art of telling another human what one wants the computer to do.” – Donald Knuth
  7. “To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.” – Anonymous
  8. “Java is to JavaScript what car is to carpet.” – Chris Heilmann
  9. “Coding is not ‘fun,’ it’s technically and ethically complex.” – Anil Dash
  10. “It’s not a bug – it’s an undocumented feature.” – Anonymous
  11. “Code speaks louder than words.” – Unknown
  12. “A program is never less than 90% complete, and never more than 95% complete.” – Terry Baker
  13. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay
  14. “The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before.” – Bill Gates
  15. “Good code is its own best documentation.” – Steve McConnell
  16. “You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession.” – John Romero
  17. “In software, the best is the enemy of the good.” – Voltaire
  18. “I’m not a great programmer; I’m just a good programmer with great habits.” – Kent Beck
  19. “Coding is like cooking; most of the time, you follow a recipe, but occasionally you have to improvise.” – Anonymous
  20. “Talk is cheap. Show me the code.” – Linus Torvalds
  21. “Coding is not just about typing; it’s about thinking.” – Sergey Brin
  22. “Debugging is like being the detective in a crime movie where you are also the murderer.” – Filipe Fortes
  23. “The computer does not make mistakes; it only follows your orders.” – Anonymous
  24. “Coding is not a job; it’s a lifestyle.” – Anonymous
  25. “Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.” – Harold Abelson
  26. “If it ain’t broke, break it and make it better.” – Unknown
  27. “Programming isn’t about what you know; it’s about what you can figure out.” – Chris Pine
  28. “It’s not a bug; it’s a feature request.” – Anonymous
  29. “Without requirements or design, programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file.” – Louis Srygley
  30. “In code, we trust.” – Anonymous
  31. “The best programmer is the laziest one.” – Linus Torvalds
  32. “Code is like humor. When you have to explain it, it’s bad.” – Cory House
  33. “Every great developer you know got there by solving problems they were unqualified to solve until they did it.” – Patrick McKenzie
  34. “A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.” – Doug Linder
  35. “Code never lies, comments sometimes do.” – Ron Jeffries
  36. “If you think math is hard, try programming.” – Pamela Fox
  37. “The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs per minute.” – Anonymous
  38. “Software and cathedrals are much the same – first, we build them, then we pray.” – Sam Redwine
  39. “In programming, the hard part isn’t solving problems, but deciding what problems to solve.” – Paul Graham
  40. “It’s okay to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn’t need to figure out code. You should be able to read it.” – Steve McConnell
  41. “I’m not a programmer; I’m a software engineer.” – Bill Gates
  42. “Real programmers don’t write in code. They write in binary.” – Anonymous
  43. “Coding is today’s language of creativity.” – Maria Klawe
  44. “The code may be elegant, but the program is a kludge.” – Murphy’s Law of Software Development
  45. “Programming can be fun, so can cryptography; however, they should not be combined.” – Kreitzberg and Shneiderman
  46. “Code is like humor; when you have to explain it, it’s bad.” – Cory House
  47. “To iterate is human; to recurse, divine.” – L. Peter Deutsch
  48. “Code never lies, comments sometimes do.” – Ron Jeffries
  49. “Code is read more often than it is written.” – Guido van Rossum
  50. “Coding is not about typing; it’s about thinking.” – Rich Skrenta
  51. “The best error message is the one that never shows up.” – Thomas Fuchs
  52. “Coding is not ‘fun,’ it’s technically and ethically complex.” – Anil Dash
  53. “The code you write makes you a programmer. The code you delete makes you a good one. The code you don’t have to write makes you a great one.” – Mario Fusco
  54. “Debugging is like being the detective in a crime movie where you are also the murderer.” – Filipe Fortes
  55. “Java is to JavaScript what car is to carpet.” – Chris Heilmann
  56. “Coding is like cooking; most of the time, you follow a recipe, but occasionally you have to improvise.” – Anonymous
  57. “Simplicity is the soul of efficiency.” – Austin Freeman
  58. “In software, the best is the enemy of the good.” – Voltaire
  59. “Coding is not just about typing; it’s about thinking.” – Sergey Brin
  60. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay
  61. “A program is never less than 90% complete, and never more than 95% complete.” – Terry Baker
  62. “I’m not a great programmer; I’m just a good programmer with great habits.” – Kent Beck
  63. “Talk is cheap. Show me the code.” – Linus Torvalds
  64. “Coding is not a job; it’s a lifestyle.” – Anonymous
  65. “Programming is the art of telling another human what one wants the computer to do.” – Donald Knuth
  66. “Code speaks louder than words.” – Unknown
  67. “You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession.” – John Romero
  68. “It’s not a bug – it’s an undocumented feature.” – Anonymous
  69. “Coding is today’s literacy.” – John Resig
  70. “The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before.” – Bill Gates
  71. “The code you write makes you a programmer. The code you delete makes you a good one.” – Mario Fusco
  72. “Programming is the art of telling another human what one wants the computer to do.” – Donald Knuth
  73. “To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.” – Anonymous
  74. “Java is to JavaScript what car is to carpet.” – Chris Heilmann
  75. “Coding is not ‘fun,’ it’s technically and ethically complex.” – Anil Dash
  76. “It’s not a bug – it’s an undocumented feature.” – Anonymous
  77. “Code speaks louder than words.” – Unknown
  78. “A program is never less than 90% complete, and never more than 95% complete.” – Terry Baker
  79. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay
  80. “The computer does not make mistakes; it only follows your orders.” – Anonymous
  81. “Coding is not a job; it’s a lifestyle.” – Anonymous
  82. “Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.” – Harold Abelson
  83. “If it ain’t broke, break it and make it better.” – Unknown
  84. “Programming isn’t about what you know; it’s about what you can figure out.” – Chris Pine
  85. “It’s not a bug; it’s a feature request.” – Anonymous
  86. “Without requirements or design, programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file.” – Louis Srygley
  87. “In code, we trust.” – Anonymous
  88. “The best programmer is the laziest one.” – Linus Torvalds
  89. “Code is like humor. When you have to explain it, it’s bad.” – Cory House
  90. “Every great developer you know got there by solving problems they were unqualified to solve until they did it.” – Patrick McKenzie
  91. “A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.” – Doug Linder
  92. “Code never lies, comments sometimes do.” – Ron Jeffries
  93. “If you think math is hard, try programming.” – Pamela Fox
  94. “The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs per minute.” – Anonymous
  95. “Software and cathedrals are much the same – first, we build them, then we pray.” – Sam Redwine
  96. “In programming, the hard part isn’t solving problems, but deciding what problems to solve.” – Paul Graham
  97. “It’s okay to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn’t need to figure out code. You should be able to read it.” – Steve McConnell
  98. “I’m not a programmer; I’m a software engineer.” – Bill Gates
  99. “Real programmers don’t write in code. They write in binary.” – Anonymous

 

These quotes capture various aspects of programming, from the challenges and humor to the importance of clear code and problem-solving skills. Feel free to use them for inspiration or to share with fellow programmers!