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Bill Joy

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
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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Couple People Writing
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
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
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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Common Sense Desire Knowledge
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 just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
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
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
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
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
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
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
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility

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