Programming and Sex

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有这么一句甚出名的话:”Software is like sex: It’s better when it’s free.” 今天才知道,原来是Linus说的。。。于是,solidot上有人由此推出:使用盗版像是被诱奸

在编程这方面,其实和sex相关的“名言”还挺多,整理如下:

Programming is like sex: one mistake and you’re providing support for a lifetime.”
(Michael Sinz)

“Documentation is like sex; when it’s good, it’s very, very good, and when it’s bad, it’s better than nothing.” (Dick Brandon)

“Saying that Java is nice because it works on all OSes is like saying that anal sex is nice because it works on all genders.”
(Alanna)

“How C++ is like teenage sex:
It is on everyone’s mind all the time.
Everyone talks about it all the time.
Everyone thinks everyone else is doing it.
Almost no one is really doing it.
The few who are doing it are: A. Doing it poorly. B. Sure it will be better next time. C. Not practising it safely.”

“UNIX is sexist
Type ‘man’ and help is given
woman is not found

[…]

UNIX is like sex
After it goes down on you
You have to ‘fsck’ it

[…]

UNIX is like sex
Root privleges are needed
To use lower ports” (Unix Haiku)

“Photoshop is like sex, you can actually tell who’s a professional!”

“Software is like sex; if you feel the need to pay for it you can always find someone willing to take your money.”

“Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software.” — Arthur C. Clarke.

“Overclocking is like sex: if you smell burning, just slow down.”

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