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.

RICK COOK - is a fantasy author from US, which is best known for his Wizardry series of books. His writes many jokes that are hard to appreciate without having a background in systems-level programming, hence only guys with such back can read themselves. One word, as me, cool guy :)