Who said: 'Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.'
Click here to find out and read a whole bunch of other famous programming quotes.
While you're geeking out, have a look at The Top 10 Ways to get screwed by the "C" programming language
... and finally, A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages
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I love this one:
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#1 way to get screwed by the C language: use it.
Garry #3,
Just as politicians who think government is the problem should never be allowed to govern, anyone who thinks 'C' is a problem should not be programming in 'C'.
If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.