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Software Developer Inspirational Quotes (282)

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Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.
Andy Weir
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Problem is (follow me closely here, the science is pretty complicated), if I cut a hole in the Hab, the air won't stay inside anymore.
Andy Weir
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My asshole is doing as much to keep me alive as my brain.
Andy Weir
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Art and money are closely related. Try sitting down with a group of artists and ask them what's on their mind. Very quickly the topic shifts to money. And it can be very hard to get them off that subject.
Dave Winer
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If it is relevant there is always somebody else out there.
Linus Torvalds
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Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone).
Eric S. Raymond
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Mac people use their computers Windows people put up with their computers
Wil Shipley
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I started the day with some nothin’ tea. Nothin’ tea is easy to make. First, get some hot water, then add nothin’.
Andy Weir
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LinkedIn's got a little progress bar. It wants you to do things like sign up 10 of your friends. It does that near the end. At the beginning it's like, 'You put in your name. 20 percent progress! How about some other information?' People want to fill in that progress bar. They like to complete a task. They like to check a box.
Jesse Schell
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With Betaworks' drive and resources now behind it, I'm confident that Instapaper has a very bright future. I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do.
Marco Arment
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How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.
Andy Weir
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The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children.
Linus Torvalds
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You’re either the one that creates the automation or you’re getting automated.
Tom Preston-Werner
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Computer is not a device anymore. It is an extension of your mind and your gateway to other people.
Mark Shuttleworth
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There are many examples of companies and countries that have improved their competitiveness and efficiency by adopting open source strategies. The creation of skills through all levels is of fundamental importance to both companies and countries.
Mark Shuttleworth
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The way to do good basic design isn't actually to be really smart about it, but to try to have a few basic concepts.
Linus Torvalds
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People will realize that software is not a product you use it to build a product.
Linus Torvalds
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The easiest programs to use are those which demand the least new learning from the user
Eric S. Raymond
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Security people are often the black-and-white kind of people that I can't stand. I think the OpenBSD crowd is a bunch of masturbating monkeys, in that they make such a big deal about concentrating on security to the point where they pretty much admit that nothing else matters to them.
Linus Torvalds
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People will pay for something they like because they want to ensure its future.
Marco Arment
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Every once in a while an issue comes up where I have to make a statement. I can't totally avoid all political issues, but I try my best to minimize them. When I do make a statement, I try to be fairly neutral.
Linus Torvalds
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Quite frankly, even if the choice of C were to do *nothing* but keep the C++ programmers out, that in itself would be a huge reason to use C.
Linus Torvalds
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Once I got home, I sulked for a while. All my brilliant plans foiled by thermodynamics. Damn you, Entropy!
Andy Weir
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Workaholics don't actually accomplish more than nonworkaholics. They may claim to be perfectionists, but that just mean they're wasting time fixating on inconsequential details instead of moving on to the next task.
David Heinemeier Hansson
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