Georgeology

“The Internet? We are not interested in it.”
– Bill Gates, 1993
 
“The problem of viruses is temporary and will be solved in two years.”
– John McAfee, 1988
 
“Computer viruses are an urban legend.”
– Peter Norton, 1988
 
“Some people, when confronted with a problem, think ‘I know, I’ll use
regular expressions.’ Now they have two problems.”
– Jamie Zawinski
 
“Perl: The only language that looks the same before and after RSA encryption.”
– Keith Bostic
 
“Java is the most distressing thing to hit computing since MS-DOS.”
– Alan Kay
 
“Manually managing blocks of memory in C is like juggling bars of soap
in a prison shower: It’s all fun and games until you forget about one
of them.”
– anonymous Usenet user
 
“I think it’s a new feature. Don’t tell anyone it was an accident.”
– Larry Wall
 
“How rare it is that maintaining someone else’s code is akin to
entering a beautifully designed building, which you admire as you walk
around and plan how to add a wing or do some redecorating. More often,
maintaining someone else’s code is like being thrown headlong into a
big pile of slimy, smelly garbage.”
– Bill Venners
 
“Looking at code you wrote more than two weeks ago is like looking at
code you are seeing for the first time.”
– Dan Hurvitz
 
“From a programmer’s point of view, the user is a peripheral that
types when you issue a read request.”
– P. Williams
 
“Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a
fire hydrant.”
– Mitchell Kapor
 
“Commenting your code is like cleaning your bathroom — you never want
to do it, but it really does create a more pleasant experience for you
and your guests.”
– Ryan Campbell
 
“It’s hardware that makes a machine fast. It’s software that makes a
fast machine slow.”
– Craig Bruce
 
“A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.”
– Emo Philips

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