Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” - Pablo Picasso

Computers are useless. The only thing they can do is tell you answers. - Pablo Picasso

“Distributed file systems are a cruel hoax.” - Zalman Stern

Distributed file systems are a cruel hoax. - Zalman Stern

“A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exception of handguns and tequila.” - Mitch Ratcliffe Lanjiu--Computers are the ones that allow you to make the most mistakes and the fastest.--Mitch Ratcliffe

“Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don’t 't need to be done." - Andy Rooney

Computers make it easier to do many things, but most of them are not necessary. - Andy Rooney

"Computers do not solve problems, they execute solutions" - Laurent Gasser

Computers do not solve problems, they execute solutions. - Laurent Gasser

"Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and women.” - Lord Kelvin ——Lord Kelvin

"Memory is like an orgasm. It's a lot better if you don't have to fake it." - Seymore Cray (on virtual memory)

Memory is like an orgasm. It's better if you don't fake it. --Seymore Cray (evaluation of virtual memory)

"Software Engineering is that part of Computer Science which is too difficult for the Computer Scientist." - F. L. Bauer

The so-called software engineering refers to that part of computer science that is too difficult for computer scientists. - F. L. Bauer

“Base eight is just like base ten really, i

f you're missing two fingers" - Tom Lehrer

The octal and decimal systems are actually similar, if you are missing two fingers. - Tom Lehrer

"There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't."

"There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that understand binary, those that don't, and those that confuse it with binary.”

There are 10 kinds of people in this world, some of whom can understand binary, and some who do not.

There are 10 kinds of people in this world, Some of them understand ternary, some don't, and some confuse it with binary.

"If you torture the data enough, it will confess" - Ronald Coase

If you torture the data to a certain extent, it will confess. ——Ronald Coase

“As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error” - Weisert

As far as we know, there are no undetected errors in our computers. --Weisert

"If you give someone a program, you will frustrate them for a day; if you teach them how to program, you will frustrate them for a lifetime.”

If you give someone a program, you will torture him all day; if you teach someone how to program, you will torture him A lifetime.

"Documentation is like sex: when it is good, it is very, very good; and when it is bad, it is better than nothing." - Dick Brandon

Documentation is like "sex". When it's good, it's wonderful; when it's bad, it's terrible. --Dick Brandon

"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life." - Michael Sinz

Programming is like "sex", one mistake can make you restless for the rest of your life. - Michael Sinz

"Perfection is achieved not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Nothing to add is not perfection, nothing to add is perfection. Subtraction is the answer. --Antoine

de Saint-Exupery

"Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer." - Fred Brooks

Einstein often said that there must be a simple explanation of nature because "God" is not capricious or arbitrary. Software engineers have no comfort in that belief. - Fred Brooks

" Managing senior programmers is like herding cats." - Dave Platt

Managing a bunch of senior programmers is like herding cats. - Dave Platt

"If the code and the comments disagree , then both are probably wrong." - Norm Schryer

If the code and comments are inconsistent, then both are probably wrong. - Norm Schryer

"If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan." - Alan J. Perlis

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan. - Alan J. Perlis

" " - comment in the context-switching code of the V6 Unix kernel

This sentence is quite depressing, so it is better not to translate it:) - Comment in the context switching code of V6 UNIX kernel

“The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance” - Robert R. Coveyou, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance” Let it be determined by chance. -- Robert R. Coveyou, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

"Before software can be reusable it first has to be usable." - Ralph Johnson

In Software must be usable before it can be reused. --Ralph Johnson

"To err is human, but for a real disaster you need a computer."

Human mistakes will bring Error, but to cause real disaster you have to use a computer.

"Error, keyboard not found - press F1 to continue." - BIOS system message

Error, keyboard not found - Press the F1 key to continue. ---BIOS system prompt message

“When all else fails, read the ins

tructions." - L. Iasellio

Read the instructions when you are desperate. - L. Iasellio

"The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children." - Linus Torvalds

PowerPC's memory management can be used to scare children. - Linus Torvalds

"Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window." - Steve Wozniak

Never trust a computer that you can’t throw out the window. - Steve Wozniak

“The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident . That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents." - Nathaniel Borenstein

Many experts believe that the most likely cause of the world's destruction is accidents. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. ;We are computer professionals, and we are creating accidents. --Nathaniel Borenstein

"The disadvantage of working over networks is that you can't so easily go into someone else's office and rip their bloody heart out ” - Jim McDonald

The disadvantage of introducing the Internet to work is that it is not nearly as convenient as it used to be to walk into someone's office and skin him to pieces. - Jim McDonald

"I invented it, Bill made it famous" - David Bradley (wrote the code for Ctrl-Alt-Delete on the IBM PC)

I invented it, Bill made it famous - David Bradley (He wrote the Ctrl-Alt-Delete related code on the IBM PC)

"Unix is ??user-friendly. It's just very selective about who its friends are."

UNIX It is very friendly, but it is very selective when making friends