Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
BILL JOYThe 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.
More Bill Joy Quotes
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The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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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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I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
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A bomb is blown up only once-but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.
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Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.
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We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward thinking.
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I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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