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The problem is that those few programmers who crank out code aren’t interested in maintaining it.

Bill Joy

I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
The best way to do research is to make a radical assumption and then assume it’s true. For me, I use the assumption that object oriented programming is the way to go.
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Research Use Way
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
A bomb is blown up only once-but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.
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Bombs Control Quickly
The problem is that those few programmers who crank out code aren’t interested in maintaining it.
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Code Crank Maintaining Out Programmers
You can’t prove anything about a program written in C or FORTRAN. It’s really just Peek and Poke with some syntactic sugar.
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Program Prove Sugar
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
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Editors People Tired
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
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Ago Editor Long Writing
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.
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Computer Should Technology
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells

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