On Programming

“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”

Linus Torvalds, Creator of Linux & Git


“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.”

Martin Fowler, Author of Refactoring


“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.”

Harold Abelson, Co-author of SICP


“First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.”

John Johnson


“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”

Alan Kay, Pioneer of OOP


On Innovation

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

Steve Jobs, Co-founder of Apple


“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”

Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement 2005


“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

Leonardo da Vinci


On Openness & Collaboration

“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.”

Eric S. Raymond, Author of The Cathedral and the Bazaar


“In real open source, you have the right to control your own destiny.”

Linus Torvalds


“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

Helen Keller


The true power of technology lies not in the code itself, but in the people and ideas behind it.