Jacob White's personal annotations on this page
Yoyojaw bookmarked
on 2008-04-15
-
- "Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight."
(Bill Gates)
- "Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight."
This link has been bookmarked by 26 people . It was first bookmarked on 12 Jan 2008, by Calon Xu.
-
-
"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." -- Robert X. Cringely
***
"True innovation often comes from the small startup who is lean enough to launch a market but lacks the heft to own it." -- Timm Martin
***
"There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'." -- Edward Tufte
***
"I don't care if it works on your machine! We are not shipping your machine!" -- Vidiu Platon
***
"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you're providing support for a lifetime." -- Michael Sinz -
"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." -- Robert X. Cringely
***
"True innovation often comes from the small startup who is lean enough to launch a market but lacks the heft to own it." -- Timm Martin
***
"There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'." -- Edward Tufte
***
"I don't care if it works on your machine! We are not shipping your machine!" -- Vidiu Platon
***
"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you're providing support for a lifetime." -- Michael Sinz
-
-
Amir Hussein Latifiguesswork
-
Gordon Haff"There are only two kinds of programming languages: those people always bitch about and those nobody uses." (Bjarne Stroustrup)
-
-
- "Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight."
(Bill Gates)
- "Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight."
-
-
Brent SordylJust remember: you're not a 'dummy,' no matter what those computer books claim. The real dummies are the people who–though technically expert–couldn't design hardware and software that's usable by normal consumers if their lives depended upon it.
-
-
always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines. There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters."
As Bill Gates once warned, computers have indeed become our silicon masters, pervading nearly every aspect of our modern lives. As a result, some of the greatest minds of our time have pondered the significance of computers and software on the human condition. Following are 101 great quotes about computers, with an emphasis on programming, since after all this is a software development site.
Computers
-
Would you like to comment?
Join Diigo for a free account, or sign in if you are already a member.