Explore popular quotes and sayings by an author P. J. Plauger.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Phillip JamesPlauger is an author, entrepreneur and computer programmer. He has written and co-written articles and books about programming style, software tools, and the C programming language, as well as works of science fiction.
Beyond 100,000 lines of code, you should probably be coding in Ada.
Don't stop with your first draft.
The stored-program digital computer has three major attributes: it is fast, it is accurate, and it is stupid. The first two attributes are often used to disguise the third.
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.
By long-standing tradition, I take this opportunity to savage other
designers in the thin disguise of good, clean fun.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off forever.
Where there are two bugs, there is likely to be a third.
If everybody's behavior can be explained by simple stupidity and greed, there's no point in assuming a conspiracy.