8 private quotes tagged software

“If there is anything I've learned from Linux, it's that projects have a life of their own, and you should not try to enforce your vision too strongly on them.” — Linus Torvalds

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“Nothing works better than just improving your product.” — Joel Spolsky

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“Live fast, die old, and make very sure everyone knows you were there.” — Alan Cox

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“Support people, not corporations.” — David Watanabe

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“Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defence against complexity.” — David Gelernter

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“What I took away from reading the Snowden documents was that if the NSA wants in to your computer, it's in. Period.” — Bruce Schneier

Source:http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-r...

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“Maybe the best programmers aren't those who spectacularly solve crazy problems, but those who don't create them, which is much more silent.” — Lena Herrmann

Source:https://twitter.com/kilaulena/status/111476233220530176

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“There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.” — Phil Karlton

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