Luca Canella

Software developer, photography enthusiast, and former American Football player from Italy.

[Programming Wisdom @CodeWisdom]

"A computer is like a mischievous genie. It will give you exactly what you ask for, but not always what you want." - Joe Sondow

[Luca Canella @thundercore84]

1. First language: QBasic (on DOS 6.20)
2. Had difficulties: Javascript (in early 2000s you know)
3. Most used: Java/Javascript/Python
4. Totally hate: R (just dislike)
5. Most loved: Java/C#
6. For beginners: C

What about you?

[Programming Wisdom @CodeWisdom]

"The best programs are the ones written when the programmer is supposed to be working on something else." - Melinda Varian

[Programming Wisdom @CodeWisdom]

“The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late.” - Seymour Cray

[I Am Devloper @iamdevloper]

Recursion: See recursion.

[monkeyUser @ismonkeyuser]

Bug Fixing Ways (https://t.co/1jF5Bz0zwA)

[Programming Wisdom @CodeWisdom]

You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession. It's logic-based creativity.” - John Romero

[Programming Wisdom @CodeWisdom]

“People have an enormous tendency to resist change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that.” - Grace Hopper

[Programming Wisdom @CodeWisdom]

"Sometimes the problem is to discover what the problem is." - Gordon Glegg

[I Am Devloper @iamdevloper]

client: we want the ad on top of the content
me: what about the newsletter pop up?
client: yes, we want that on top
me: what about the ad?
client: yes, we want that on top

[Amit Patel @redblobgames]

As a kid, I took each topic I was learning in school and created a game-related project at home to learn it. I think I learned things much better that way than by only doing the homework. Math, encryption, networking, physics, databases, languages, economics, operating systems…

[I Am Devloper @iamdevloper]

Remember, a few hours of trial and error can save you several minutes of looking at the README.

[CommitStrip @CommitStrip]

Only the penitent coder will pass https://t.co/gJTLk2q7gJ Inspired by https://t.co/mpMHVYawxZ

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

In life, pure coincidences are statistically common, so a remarkable day is one where no coincidences occur at all.

[I Am Devloper @iamdevloper]

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."

$ s/insanity/programming/g

[alex zanardi @lxznr]

La modestia non è la mia qualità migliore, ma oggi me la tiro proprio! 08h26’06”, nei miei sogni migliori non sarei arrivato a tanto. Nuovo record mondiale per la cat. disabili, e 5o assoluto su quasi 3000 atleti in gara! Che roba! #ironmanemiliaromagna

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

After years of verbally abusing programmers who contribute to the Linux operating-system kernel he created, the celebrated coder Linus Torvalds is stepping aside and says he is getting help: https://t.co/wjH9r4n9Ni

[Luca Canella @thundercore84]

@gdazero Onorato di aver dato con lei gli esami di Laboratorio di Programmazione e Reti di Calcolatori!

[Mario Fusco @mariofusco]

Waterfall vs. Agile vs. Reality