Quotes
A vintage selection of quotes I either find amusingly wit, or otherwise worthy of being shared here, and thus decide to do so. Links provided when available.
Computers, et al.
C{something}
Comment in this post in Coding Horror, by this guy:
“C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off.”
C# makes it harder still, but when you do, you don’t know where your [sic] hit.
Coding in your free time
In his blog post explaining why he doesn’t code in his free time, Ted Dziuba writes this (emphasis mine):
I don’t enjoy programming so much as I enjoy the satisfaction I get from cracking hard problems. In that case, computer code is a means to an end, but so is my Craftsman socket set. I like to spend free time wrenching on a car or a bike, but I don’t set out on Saturday morning and say “I’m going to learn how to use a torque wrench today, because those things are the future of tools”.
Life
Erich Hartmann was a German pilot and flying ace of WWII, who upon capture by US troops, was handed down to the Soviets. He spent over a decade in Soviet prisons and forced labour camps. Years after his release, he was asked if he hated the Russians. Here’s his response:
“One thing I’ve learned is this: Never allow yourself to hate a people because of the actions of a few. Hatred and bigotry destroyed my nation, and millions died. I would hope that most people did not hate Germans because of the Nazis, or Americans because of slaves. Never hate, it only eats you alive. Keep an open mind and always look for the good in people. You may be surprised at what you find.”
