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I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.

Bill Joy

We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
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
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
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
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 was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
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

I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.

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