I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
BILL JOYThe point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
More Bill Joy Quotes
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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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I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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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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You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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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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I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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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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Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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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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The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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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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Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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