black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

Bill Joy

Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
BILL JOY

Lot Sophisticated Systems
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
BILL JOY

Disposable Next Steps Selling
The problem is that those few programmers who crank out code aren’t interested in maintaining it.
BILL JOY

Code Crank Maintaining Out Programmers
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.
BILL JOY

Research Use Way
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
BILL JOY

Ethical Issues Worry
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
BILL JOY

Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
BILL JOY

Knows Surprise System
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
BILL JOY

Good Limbo Place Wells
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
BILL JOY

Management Matter People
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
BILL JOY

Dots Lasers Media
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
BILL JOY

Domain Doom Fate
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
BILL JOY

Community Editor Thinking
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
BILL JOY

Levels Thinking Wonderful
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
BILL JOY

Responsibility Taking Responsibility
What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.
BILL JOY

Computer Should Technology
I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
BILL JOY

Editors People Tired

Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Bill Joy Quotes