Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and a dash of irony.
I code, therefore I am... confused most of the time.
I'm a programmer, which means I solve problems you didn't know you had in ways you can't understand.
The irony of a perfect code is that no one believes it exists.
Unveiling Truths, Nurturing Minds, Inspiring Wisdom.
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2025-06-03.
1. From bugs to puns: Wise Programmer's ironic take on the coding universe.
One man's crappy software is another man's full time job.
-- Jessica Gaston
Hiring bad developers is like drinking seawater. It seems to satisfy a need while actually increasing it.
-- Michael Nygard
One of the best programming skills you can have is knowing when to walk away for awhile.
-- Oscar Godson
Playfully doing something difficult, whether useful or not, that is hacking.
-- Richard M. Stallman
If you're not having fun, you're not learning. There's a pleasure in finding things out.
2. Binary irony: we speaks the language of sarcastic code.
The first 90 percent of the code accounts for the first 90 percent of the development time. The remaining 10 percent of the code accounts for the other 90 percent of the development time.
-- Tom Cargill
When you feel the need to write a comment, first try to refactor the code so that any comment becomes superflous.
-- Martin Fowler
Programming is not easy like Sunday morning, it is silent poetry.
-- Waseem Latif
Object-oriented design is the roman numerals of computing.
-- Rob Pike
The first step of any project is to grossly underestimate its complexity and difficulty.
-- Nicoll Hunt
3. Sarcasm: The only language all programmers speak fluently.
Treat your code like poetry and take it to the edge of the bare minimum.
-- Ilyo
There's nothing more permanent than a temporary hack.
-- Kyle Simpson
The older I get, the more I believe that the only way to become a better programmer is by not programming.
-- Jeff Atwood
All programming languages are shit. But the good ones fertilize your mind.
-- Reg Braithwaite
Programmers have to fight against the two most destructive forces in the universe: entropy and stupidity.
-- Damian Conway