17 quotes
Applications programming is a race between software engineers, who strive to produce idiot-proof programs, and the universe which strives to produce bigger idiots. So far the Universe is winning.
The Wizardry Compiled (1989)
Wiz thought about what it would be like to work with a computer that killed the programmer every time it crashed and shuddered.
Wizard's Bane (1989)
Always secure your files, you never know who is lurking about.
The Wizardry Compiled (1989)
It's always the details that get you in trouble.
The Wizardry Cursed (1991)
It's how you get rid of cats. You get a 500-pound parakeet and teach it to say, "Here, kitty kitty kitty."
The Wizardry Cursed (1991)
It is a pity the universe doesn't use a segmented architecture with a protected mode!
Wizard's Bane (1989)
"We learned dwarves are not meant to fly." came a voice from the edge of the circle.
The Wizardry Cursed (1991)
As flat as an open can of coke, left on a programmer's desk over the weekend.
The Wizardry Consulted (1995)
What happened, get lost in the directory tree again?
The Wizardry Consulted (1995)
Never ask them for an explanation. You only end up worse confused.
The Wizardry Cursed (1991)
He deliberately left them out of the code. After all, he rationalized, this is only version 1.0.
Wizard's Bane (1989)
Programming is like pinball. The reward for doing it well is the opportunity to do it again.
The Wizardry Compiled (1989)
Murphy said, 'Constants aren't', and Murphy was apparently one of the gods of this universe.
Wizard's Bane (1989)
The law of similarity made any map a magical instrument.
The Wizardry Compiled (1989)
The three most dangerous things in the world are a programmer with a soldering iron, a hardware type with a program patch and a user with an idea.
The Wizardry Consulted (1995)
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
The Wizardry Compiled (1989)
Judith looked at the demons and shook her head. "I'm glad we didn't build four processors. I'm not sure I could take a barbershop quartet!"
The Wizardry Compiled (1989)