Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
BILL JOYThe standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
More Bill Joy Quotes
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I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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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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I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
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Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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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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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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What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.
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I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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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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I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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