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Programming is Thinking

Programming is Thinking, Not Typing.

FDE at Palantir [more...]

Linux phenomenon is delightful

I think the Linux phenomenon is quite delightful, because it draws so strongly on the basis that Unix provided

Creator of C language and co-creator of Unix OS [more...]

Writing negative code

The real hero of programming is the one who writes negative code.

Prolific contributor to the Unix operating system [more...]

Simple, general and intelligible

Keep it simple, make it general, and make it intelligible.

Prolific contributor to the Unix operating system [more...]

Programmers should put themselves out of business

As a programmer, it is your job to put yourself out of business. What you do today can be automated tomorrow.

Prolific contributor to the Unix operating system [more...]

Not abstract – as real as int and float

Those types are not "abstract"; they are as real as int and float.

Prolific contributor to the Unix operating system [more...]

User interface should be simple to understand

A user interface should be so simple that a beginner in an emergency can understand it within ten seconds.

Futurist and founder of Project Xanadu [more...]

World Wide Web was precisely what we were trying to PREVENT

The World Wide Web was precisely what we were trying to PREVENT- ever-breaking links, links going outward only, quotes you can't follow to their origins, no version management, no rights management.

Futurist and founder of Project Xanadu [more...]

How to choose domain names properly

Use an easy to remember and easy to spell domain name and never settle for anything without .com on the end unless you use your local country code. But even then, having the .com counterpart is very important.

Domainer who has made millions trading in domain names [more...]

They just had no idea what they had

They just had no idea what they had

For the WIMP (Window, Icon, Menu and Pointing device) he was viewed at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Centre [more...]

Never stop someone from doing something

The worst thing you can do is stop someone from doing something by saying, "No. Period." If you say no, you have to help them find a better way to get it done.

Google founder [more...]

Ideas are more important than age

Ideas are more important than age. Just because someone is junior doesn't mean they don't deserve respect and cooperation.

Google founder [more...]

If it's on the Internet, it must be true.

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