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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.

Bill Joy

There are a couple of people in the world who can really program in C or FØRTRAN. They write more code in less time than it takes for other programmers. Most programmers aren’t that good.
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Couple People Writing
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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Care Running Today
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Although humankind inherently “desires to know”, if open access to, and unlimited development of, knowledge henceforth puts us all in clear danger of extinction, then common sense demands that we re-examine our reverence for knowledge.
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Common Sense Desire Knowledge
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
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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Mirrors Thinking Views
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

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