And once an intelligent robot exists, it is only a small step to a robot species – to an intelligent robot that can make evolved copies of itself.
BILL JOYInterleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
More Bill Joy Quotes
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Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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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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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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That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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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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I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
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The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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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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Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
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But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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