Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life.

Real programmers don't work from 9 to 5. If any real programmers are around at 9am it's because they were up all night.

There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.

Real programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.

Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers.