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Every good work of software starts by scratching a developers personal itch.


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Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires.



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The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers.



Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse)

Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse)



Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.

Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.



Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone).

Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone).



If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you.

If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you.



You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion.

You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion.



Prototype, then polish. Get it working before you optimize it

Prototype, then polish. Get it working before you optimize it



The easiest programs to use are those which demand the least new learning from the user

The easiest programs to use are those which demand the least new learning from the user



When I hear the words "social responsibility," I want to reach for my gun.

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The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!



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Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore you must always keep in mind that a path is only a path; if you feel you should not follow, you must not stay with it under any circumstances.



I purified my lips with sacred fire that I might speak of love, but when I opened my mouth to speak, I found myself mute.

I purified my lips with sacred fire that I might speak of love, but when I opened my mouth to speak, I found myself mute.



Once you've started down that road to self-discovery, no matter how treacherous the path before you, you can't turn back. The universe doesn't allow it.

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When you're growing up you need your parents, but you don't want to be associated with them because you're trying to have your own life.

When you're growing up you need your parents, but you don't want to be associated with them because you're trying to have your own life.



Forget the known, don't be all the time immersed in your experiences.

Forget the known, don't be all the time immersed in your experiences.




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