Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
BILL JOYSystems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
More Bill Joy Quotes
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The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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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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There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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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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The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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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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Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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The problem is that those few programmers who crank out code aren’t interested in maintaining it.
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I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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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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But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
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Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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