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Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.

Bill Joy

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
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
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
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Keys Wish
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
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
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
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
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

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