Java is the most distressing thing to hit computing since MS-DOS.— Alan Kay
What a horrible language. What a horrible VM.— Linus Torvalds
The rise of Java helps turn inferior programmers into average programmers.— Erik Naggum
The rise of Java helps turn inferior programmers into average programmers.
As the number of Java programmers goes up, the capabilities of the average programmer will approach that of the Java programmers.
"The only reason Java has been accepted is because it is a product of a company, SUN, that has made enormous advertisement for it."— Edsger W. Dijkstra
—dhh
Emacs taught me how to code. —Yukihiro Matsumoto
It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Emacs taught me how to code. —Yukihiro Matsumoto
Season 1 Episode 10
Swarm of the Century
Philip Wadler's
Comprehending
MONADS
Is there a way to combine the indulgences of impurity and the blessings of purity? —Philip Wadler
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I just don't make that kind of mistake. —Daniel Friedman
In the intersection between industry and academia...
[...] groups of co-workers dying together. —Robert Virding
Live fast. Die young.
The system stays up.
So I've been thinking...
We already have our success stories.
The enterprise is a factory line.
Java developers are just machine parts.
Only the most passionate programmers ever move beyond the mainstream.
These are the people who build the ideas that change everything.
These people are you.
The enterprise can only imitate, never innovate.
The enterprise is the Roman Empire.
You are the Visigoths at the gate.
We can own the future, or we can relive the past.
Avoid success at all costs.
And always keep them guessing.