I will, in fact, claim that the difference between a bad programmer and a good one is whether he considers his code or his data structures more important. Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships.

Linus Torvalds

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A computer is like air conditioning - it becomes useless when you... by Linus Torvalds

A computer is like air conditioning - it becomes useless when you open Windows

computer useless air

Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.

program work fun

Talk is cheap. Show me the code. by Linus Torvalds

Talk is cheap. Show me the code.

coders linux programming

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating syst... by Linus Torvalds

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.

microsoft technology evil

Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theor... by Linus Torvalds

Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.

theory practice sometimes

I like offending people, because I think people who get offended... by Linus Torvalds

I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended.

offending people thinking

Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an FTP site... by Linus Torvalds

Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an FTP site and have everyone else mirror it.

mirrors real men

Modern PCs are horrible. ACPI is a complete design disaster in every way. But we're kind of stuck with it. If any Intel people are listening to this and you had anything to do with ACPI, shoot yourself now, before you reproduce.

design listening people

Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the... by Linus Torvalds

Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.

programming intelligence done

Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships.

data structure worry

All operating systems sucks, but Linux just sucks less by Linus Torvalds

All operating systems sucks, but Linux just sucks less

operating-systems linux

Avoiding complexity reduces bugs. by Linus Torvalds

Avoiding complexity reduces bugs.

programming bugs simplicity

If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won. by Linus Torvalds

If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.

linux microsoft mean

The fact that ACPI was designed by a group of monkeys high on LSD, and is some of the worst designs in the industry obviously makes running it at any point pretty damn ugly.

groups design running

I'm not a big believer in revolutions. What people call revolutions in technology were more of a shift in perception - from big machines to PC's (the technology just evolved, fairly slowly at that), and from PC's to the internet. The next "revolution" is going to be the same thing - not about the technology itself being revolutionary, but a shift in how you look at it and how you use it.

technology perception people

C++ is a horrible language. It's made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the point where it's much much easier to generate total and utter crap with it.

language use facts

Excusing bad programming is a shooting offence, no matter what th... by Linus Torvalds

Excusing bad programming is a shooting offence, no matter what the circumstances.

shooting funny science

Nobody actually creates perfect code the first time around, excep... by Linus Torvalds

Nobody actually creates perfect code the first time around, except me. But there's only one of me.

first-time perfect firsts

Don't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well design... by Linus Torvalds

Don't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well designed. Don't worry about timing.

timing wells worry

Those that can, do. Those that can't, complain. by Linus Torvalds

Those that can, do. Those that can't, complain.

live-by complaining can-do