Bill Joy Quotes - Page 2

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• I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.

  Bill Joy

  Thinking, Would Be, Levels

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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. The problem is that those few programmers who crank out code aren't interested in maintaining it.

  Bill Joy

  Couple, Writing, People

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• I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.

  Bill Joy

  Tired, Editors, People

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• What's your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that's always on your person.

  Bill Joy

  Technology, Computer, Should

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• I think Unix is a great system - especially for running data centers - because it is very mature, very reliable, very scalable. But when I want to go out and populate small devices, I think Java.

  Bill Joy

  Running, Thinking, Data

  "Creating One Huge Computer". Interview with Spencer Reiss, www.wired.com. July 15, 1998.

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• The reason I use ed is that I don't want to lose what's on the screen.

  Bill Joy

  Use, Want, Reason

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• Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.

  Bill Joy

  Media, Lasers, Dots

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• Not all smart people work at Sun Microsystems.

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  Smart, People, Sun

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• I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn't know it was in System V.

  Bill Joy

  Knows

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• It is formatted, and I'm tired of using vi. I get really bored.

  Bill Joy

  Tired, Bored, I'm Tired

  Interview with Bill Joy by Jim Joyce, Unix Review magazine, August, 1984.

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• You can't prove anything about a program written in C or FØRTRAN. It's really just Peek and Poke with some syntactic sugar.

  Bill Joy

  Sugar, Program, Prove

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• The standard definition of AI is that which we don't understand.

  Bill Joy

  Definitions, Standards, Computing

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• Document preparation systems will also require large screen displays.

  Bill Joy

  Preparation, Documents, Screens

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• The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.

  Bill Joy

  Want

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

  Bill Joy

  Thinking, Editors, Community

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• I just don't like to lose what's in the window.

  Bill Joy

  Window, Loses

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• We can't simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.

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  Ethical Issues, Issues, Worry

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• I think the Macintosh proves that everyone can have a bitmapped display.

  Bill Joy

  Thinking, Macintosh, Prove

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• I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.

  Bill Joy

  Writing, Long Ago, Editors

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• Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.

  Bill Joy

  Nice, Competition, Program

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• But no, I don't generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.

  Bill Joy

  Mistake, Spelling Mistakes, Trouble

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• Well, limbo is not a good place to be.

  Bill Joy

  Wells, Limbo, Good Place

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