A Computer Scientist Is A

Understanding- -like Civilization, Happiness, Music, Science And A Host Of Other Great Endeavors--is Not A State Of Being, But A Manner Of Traveling. This Great Road Has No Final Destination. The Journey Itself Is The Reward.

An Important Technology First Creates A Problem And Then Solves It.

If The Pros At Sun Had Had A Chance To Fix Java, The World Would Be A Much More Pleasant Place. This Is Not Secret Knowledge. It's Just Secret To This Pop Culture.

[computing] Is Just A Fabulous Place For That, Because It's A Place Where You Don't Have To Be A Ph.d. Or Anything Else. It's A Place Where You Can Still Be An Artisan. People Are Willing To Pay You If You're Any Good At All, And You Have Plenty Of Time For Screwing Around.

Most Software Today Is Very Much Like An Egyptian Pyramid With Millions Of Bricks Piled On Top Of Each Other, With No Structural Integrity, But Just Done By Brute Force And Thousands Of Slaves.