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I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.

Bill Joy

I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
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Editors People Tired
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
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
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
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
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
And once an intelligent robot exists, it is only a small step to a robot species – to an intelligent robot that can make evolved copies of itself.
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Intelligent Robots Small Steps
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
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
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems

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