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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.

Bill Joy

I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling
We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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Teamwork Trying Want
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 just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
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 think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
A bomb is blown up only once-but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.
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Bombs Control Quickly
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
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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Community Editor Thinking

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