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I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can’t carry you through.

Bill Budge

The program should know if someone is at the keyboard or joystick or if it is just sitting there idle. It should know if someone is proficient in its use or a novice.
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Keyboard Novices Program Sitting Use
Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one can engineer.
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Games Trying Video
I have a really powerful urge to see things work.
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Powerful Really Powerful Urges
Everything is getting bigger. The way to go now is to program in a little more sophistication.
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Littles Program Sophistication Way
I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can’t carry you through.
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Art Engineering Thinking
A quiet personality sure isn’t what you need to attract attention.
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Attention Needs Personality
I write my programs primarily for myself.
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Myself Primarily Program Writing
On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in.
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Interesting Personality Reflection
It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.
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Important People Thinking
Any artist always has misgivings about calling himself an artist.
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Artist Calling Misgivings
The Apple has the fewest bells and whistles. It has simple sound and few graphics special effects. In a way, that is a weakness because markets for the other machines are getting bigger.
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Apples Simple Special
When I am starting a new game, I have to program it for the Apple, because I want to get all of the markets.
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Apples Games Want
You must know in your heart before anyone else does what is going to be good and then follow through.
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Anyone Follow Through Heart
To be honest, I look at my Pinball program and feel that it is old stuff. I could do much better.
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Honest Looks Old Stuff
You will be able to program a robot to follow a track on the ground and manipulate a hand. You can also write little programs that will give the robots goals.
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Hands Track Writing
I’m a great coder. But I am not pushing that so much anymore because there are thousands of great coders.
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Anymore Coders Pushing

I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can’t carry you through.

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