It's from The Tao of Programming, a well known book from the 80s and part of internet/hacker pop culture. It's tongue in cheek (sort of), but if you consider e

It's from The Tao of Programming, a well known book from the 80s and part of internet/hacker pop culture. It's tongue in cheek (sort of), but if you consider each reply, they all address the quote directly above. It's not random.