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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

What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.
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Computer Should Technology
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
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
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
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 just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
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
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
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 next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
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
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program

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