I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
BILL JOYWhat’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.
More Bill Joy Quotes
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Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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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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Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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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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Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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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 problem is that those few programmers who crank out code aren’t interested in maintaining it.
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Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Given the incredible power of these new technologies, shouldn’t we be asking how we can best coexist with them? And if our own extinction is a likely, or even possible, outcome of our technological development, shouldn’t we proceed with great caution?
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