Quotes about Software

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. Votes: 8

Software sucks because users demand it to. Votes: 6

Software is like sex: It's better when it's free. Votes: 6

Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases. Votes: 6

Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. Votes: 5

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. Votes: 5

Software comes from heaven when you have good hardware. Votes: 4

Software is a gas; it expands to fill its container. Votes: 4

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later Votes: 4

Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming. Votes: 4

We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude. Votes: 4

The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state. Votes: 4

Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not an engineer. Votes: 4

That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers. Votes: 4

If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. Votes: 4

Increasingly, people seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication, which is baffling -- the incomprehensible should cause suspicion rather than admiration. Votes: 4

If you cannot grok the overall structure of a program while taking a shower, you are not ready to code it. Votes: 4

An organization that treats its programmers as morons will soon have programmers that are willing and able to act like morons only. Votes: 4

The suddenness of the leap from hardware to software cannot but produce a period of anarchy and collapse, especially in the developed countries. Votes: 4

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. Votes: 4

It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter. Votes: 4

The novice-friendly software is more like a misbehaving dog: it shits on the floor, it destroys things, and stinks - the novice-friendly software embodies the opposite of what computer people have dreamed of for decades: artificial stupidity. It's more human. Votes: 4

There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. Votes: 4

Software engineering economics. Votes: 3

Software will never replace the Koran. Votes: 3

Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster. Votes: 3

Design Patterns - Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Votes: 3

Software development is technical activity conducted by human beings. Votes: 3

Code reuse is the Holy Grail of Software Engineering. Votes: 3

Software−related accidents are usually caused by flawed requirements. Votes: 3

Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster. Votes: 3

Software work is the most complex that humanity has ever undertaken. Votes: 3

Software is like sex. It's only good when it's for free. Votes: 3

Software is the magic thing whose importance only goes up over time. Votes: 3

Software as an asset isn't stable over time; it needs to be maintained. Votes: 3

Software is a gas ! It expands to fit the container it is in ! Votes: 3

Software engineering is not about right and wrong but only better and worse Votes: 3

Software was changing so fast, so unbelievable, that that got very quick adoption. Votes: 3

Software development, like professional sports, has a way of making thirty-year-old men feel decrepit. Votes: 3

Software patents are dangerous to software developers because they impose monopolies on software ideas. Votes: 3

Software breaks before it bends, so it demands perfection in a universe that prefers statistics. Votes: 3

Software entities (classes, modules, functions, etc.) should be open for extension, but closed for modification. Votes: 3

[Core concepts: Human beings all have souls. Souls are software objects. Software is not immortal.] Votes: 3

Software Engineering is that part of Computer Science which is too difficult for the Computer Scientist. Votes: 3

The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software patents affect everyone writing software today. Votes: 3

Software constraints are only confining if you use them for what they're intended to be used for. Votes: 3

There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed. Votes: 3

Software was the key element that would determine how useable and how broadly applicable the machine was. Votes: 3

Software and hardware design is less different than software designers think, but more different than hardware designers think. Votes: 3

Software is largely a service industry operating under the persistent but unfounded delusion that it is a manufacturing industry Votes: 3

Patents? Disappointed? Don't think of it that way. Software patents weren't feasible then so we chose not to risk $10,000. Votes: 3

Software will get to be somewhat more mature, ah, but it will never be as predictable as most areas of engineering. Votes: 3

Giving the Linus Torvalds Award to the Free Software Foundation is a bit like giving the Han Solo Award to the Rebel Alliance. Votes: 3

Second law: The complexity barrier. Software complexity (and therefore that of bugs) grows to the limits of our ability to manage that complexity. Votes: 3

Software tends not to kill people, and so we accept incredibly fast innovation loops because the consequences are tolerable and the results are astonishing. Votes: 3

[Software engineering is the] establishment and use of sound engineering principles to obtain economically software that is reliable and works on real machines efficiently. Votes: 3

Indeed, the woes of Software Engineering are not due to lack of tools, or proper management, but largely due to lack of sufficient technical competence. Votes: 3

Software never was perfect and won't get perfect. But is that a license to create garbage? The missing ingredient is our reluctance to quantify quality. Votes: 3

In high school, I started my first company, called M Cubed Software. We named it that because it was me and two other guys named Mike. Votes: 3

Software is becoming no different than a videotape or a record album or a paperback book, and not all of us are ready for that change. Votes: 3

Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster. (Or, sometimes known by] Grove [the head of Intel] giveth and Gates [the head of Microsoft] taketh away.) Votes: 3

Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get them. Votes: 3

I have a big collection of quotation programs...In particular, I like MCR Software's Wisdom of the Ages, which has the best selection of relevant quotes I know. Votes: 3

We have a company, Geometric Software, which is into engineering services software. We have a company called Nature's Basket, which is into gourmet retailing. Both are specialized companies. Votes: 3

Software substitution, whether it's for drivers or waiters or nurses - it's progressing. Technology over time will reduce demand for jobs, particularly at the lower end of skill set. Votes: 3

Software is usually expected to be modified over the course of its productive life. The process of converting one correct program into a different correct program is extremely challenging. Votes: 3

Hardware: where the people in your company's software section will tell you the problem is. Software: where the people in your company's hardware section will tell you the problem is. Votes: 3

As a person with the retentive mental capacity of a goldfish and a dislike of repetition, I frequently make use of the thesaurus built into my Microsoft Word U.K. Software. Votes: 3

While I personally believe strongly in the philosophy and ideology of the Free Software movement, you can't win people over just on philosophy; you have to have a better product, too. Votes: 3

Software is now so complex - requiring so many gazillions of tiny files all over your computer - that most consumers don't want to bother to know what's really going on. Votes: 3

As a person with the retentive mental capacity of a goldfish and a dislike of repetition, I frequently make use of the thesaurus built into my Microsoft Word U.K. Software. Votes: 3

Like many older fans of Free Software and Open Source, I have discovered that it is really only free in the sense that the time you spend on it is worthless. Votes: 3

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you have done it is like a part of yourself that you've put together. I think a lot of the people here feel that way. Votes: 3

Software is more important than hardware. Votes: 2

People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware. Votes: 2

Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn. Votes: 2

It's hardware that makes a machine fast. It's software that makes a fast machine slow. Votes: 2

Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software. Votes: 2

You can mass-produce hardware; you cannot mass-produce software - you cannot mass-produce the human mind. Votes: 2

I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things. Votes: 2

Today's leading real-world retailer, Wal-Mart, uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities, which it has used to crush its competition. Votes: 2

We can't ever forget that the Internet now is just a staid utility. The exciting platforms are software applications that are very, very simple. Votes: 2

Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'. Votes: 2

Certainly there's a phenomenon around open source. You know free software will be a vibrant area. There will be a lot of neat things that get done there. Votes: 2

Education should not be about building more schools and maintaining a system that dates back to the Industrial Revolution. We can achieve so much more, at unmatched scale with software and interactive learning. Votes: 2

The software program for motherhood is impossible to fully download into the male brain. You give them two tasks and they're like, 'I have to change the baby and get the dry cleaning?' Votes: 2

Also, because schools must teach the spirit of goodwill, the habit of helping others around you, every class should have this rule: students, if you bring software to class you may not keep it for yourself. Votes: 2

Software innovation, like almost every other kind of innovation, requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people, and to sit down and talk with customers and get their feedback and understand their needs. Votes: 2

The 1980s will seem like a walk in the park when compared to new global challenges, where annual productivity increases of 6% may not be enough. A combination of software, brains, and running harder will be needed to bring that percentage up to 8% or 9%. Votes: 2

Karma, memory, and desire are just the software of the soul. It's conditioning that the soul undergoes in order to create experience. And it's a cycle. In most people, the cycle is a conditioned response. They do the same things over and over again. Votes: 2

The way to be successful in the software world is to come up with breakthrough software, and so whether it's Microsoft Office or Windows, its pushing that forward. New ideas, surprising the marketplace, so good engineering and good business are one in the same. Votes: 2

You need to look no further than Apple's iPhone to see how fast brilliantly written software presented on a beautifully designed device with a spectacular user interface will throw all the accepted notions about pricing, billing platforms and brand loyalty right out the window. Votes: 2

Google did a great job hacking the Web to create search - and then monetizing search with advertising. And Apple did a great job humanizing hardware and software so that formerly daunting computers and applications could become consumer-friendly devices - even a lifestyle brand. Votes: 2

While sanctions against Iran and Syria are intended to constrain those countries' governments, they have had the unfortunate side effect of constraining activists' access to free online software and services used widely across the Middle East, including browsers, online chat applications, and online storage services. Votes: 2

Whether it's watching a $4,000 laptop fall off the conveyor belt at airport security, contending with a software conflict that corrupted your file management system, or begging your family to stop opening those virus-carrying 'greeting cards' attached to emails, all computer owners are highly leveraged and highly vulnerable technology investors. Votes: 2

The engineering is long gone in most PC companies. In the consumer electronics companies, they don't understand the software parts of it. And so you really can't make the products that you can make at Apple anywhere else right now. Apple's the only company that has everything under one roof. Votes: 2

It's simply unrealistic to depend on secrecy for security in computer software. You may be able to keep the exact workings of the program out of general circulation, but can you prevent the code from being reverse-engineered by serious opponents? Probably not. The secret to strong security: less reliance on secrets. Votes: 2

Human beings either function as individuals or as members of a pack. There's a switch inside us, deep in our spirit, that you can turn one way or the other. It's almost always the case that our worst behaviour comes out when we're switched to the mob setting. The problem with a lot of software designs is that they switch us to that setting. Votes: 2

One of the great enemies of design is when systems or objects become more complex than a person - or even a team of people - can keep in their heads. This is why software is generally beneath contempt. Votes: 1

Proprietary software is an injustice. Votes: 0

Successful software always gets changed. Votes: 0

Defect-free software does not exist. Votes: 0

This is a software-powered world. Votes: 0

Good software, like wine, takes time. Votes: 0

When done well, software is invisible. Votes: 0

In short, software is eating the world Votes: 0

I love software and I love technology. Votes: 0

Structure is translation software for your imagination. Votes: 0

It's time to re-appreciate the original software: paper. Votes: 0

Most computers today have built in backup software. Votes: 0

I no longer teach meditation, only software design. Votes: 0

I just became one with my browser software. Votes: 0

Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry. Votes: 0

For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must. Votes: 0

Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon. Votes: 0

There's nobody getting rich writing software that I know of. Votes: 0

I don't believe in government regulation of the software industry. Votes: 0

I don't believe in government regulation of the software industry. Votes: 0

Only drug dealers and software companies call their customers 'users' Votes: 0

The amateur software engineer is always in search of magic. Votes: 0

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later. Votes: 0

Being blind, I rely on software that talks to me. Votes: 0

Constrain the user's expectations to match the abilities of the software. Votes: 0

We're going from a world of customized software to standardized platforms. Votes: 0

Be careful about virtual relationships with artificially intelligent pieces of software. Votes: 0

PowerPoint is the Rodney Dangerfield of software. It gets no respect. Votes: 0

Make a faster machine and people will flock to inefficient software. Votes: 0

When we started off we didn't know how to spell software. Votes: 0

There is a constant need for new systems and new software. Votes: 0

I've passion for software, and Microsoft provide me a true platform. Votes: 0

I wrote a piece of software in 1998 that created fictional weather. Votes: 0

My ma is an economist. My dad is a software engineer. Votes: 0

I really think it is amazing that people actually buy software. Votes: 0

Any editing, software work, and mail is done in this exported Plan 9 Votes: 0

Poor management can increase software costs more rapidly than any other factor. Votes: 0

It's called 'reading'. It's how people install new software into their brains. Votes: 0

Lisp ... made me aware that software could be close to executable mathematics. Votes: 0

Open source is a development methodology; free software is a social movement. Votes: 0

Every good work of software starts by scratching a developers personal itch. Votes: 0

There's a huge latent market for software development that's just flat-out honest. Votes: 0

The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple and stupid. Votes: 0

I think the open software movement (and Linux in particular) is laudable. Votes: 0

Any editing, software work, and mail is done in this exported Plan 9. Votes: 0

There's a saying in the software design industry: "Good. Fast. Cheap. Pick two." Votes: 0

Companies in every industry need to assume that a software revolution is coming. Votes: 0

The great thing about crummy software is the amount of employment it generates. Votes: 0

Complexity control is the central problem of writing software in the real world Votes: 0

Those who write software only for pay should go hurt some other field. Votes: 0

In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm. Votes: 0

You are in big trouble when you start writing software to impress girls. Votes: 0

We didn't really start the company to go build an enterprise software company. Votes: 0

Microsoft develops a lot of software that allows people to realize their potential. Votes: 0

I love software, because if you can imagine something, you can build it. Votes: 0

Every young person gets so excited about new software packages and new technology. Votes: 0

Health care and education, in my view, are next up for fundamental software-based transformation. Votes: 0

A lot of the parallel processing software we're currently developing for supercomputers is tantric. Votes: 0

The task of the software development team is to engineer the illusion of simplicity. Votes: 0

At Microsoft, the magic of software is used to take on very interesting challenges. Votes: 0

What [software] must not do is not the inverse of what it must do. . Votes: 0

A lot of the parallel processing software we're currently developing for supercomputers is tantric. Votes: 0

Everything seems set up for success in digital journalism - money, eyeballs, software, brands. Votes: 0

None of our competitors have ever made two systems that run the same software. Votes: 0

We're entering a new world in which data may be more important than software. Votes: 0

The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple. Votes: 0

Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements. Votes: 0

The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build. Votes: 0

Every piece of software written today is likely going to infringe on someone else's patent. Votes: 0

Any good software engineer will tell you that a compiler and an interpreter are interchangeable. Votes: 0

There is a strong movement towards increased accountability for software developers and software development organizations. Votes: 0

The greatest risk we face in software development is that of overestimating our own knowledge. Votes: 0

Consciousness, like a complex system of software, has thousands of levels of nested, self-accessing subroutines Votes: 0

We will still be enormously profitable and by far the most profitable enterprise software company. Votes: 0

The reality of most software development is that the consequences of failure are simply nonexistent. Votes: 0

I am not versed in production software. I have basic knowledge, but it ends there. Votes: 0

The process of software development doesn't feel any better than it did a generation ago. Votes: 0

SAP is becoming the standard for business software. Oracle is in a state of chaos. Votes: 0

I am involved in the creation of software, and I'm also in the music business. Votes: 0

My reply is: the software has no known bugs, therefore it has not been updated. Votes: 0

You haven’t experienced awkwardness until you’ve seen a three-million-dollar piece of software cry. Votes: 0

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions. Votes: 0

I prefer software where kids build something and run into problems they have to solve. Votes: 0

Excessive or irrational schedules are probably the single most destructive influence in all of software Votes: 0

I was writing and developing software for alumnae to be able to connect and communicate. Votes: 0

It's hardware that makes a machine fast. It's software that makes a fast machine slow. Votes: 0

Finding information is either a software question or a question of how much information is online. Votes: 0

A wholesome mother knows the software to delete, download, upgrade and upload for the best results. Votes: 0

You know, if you were *really* going to starve, you'd be justified in writing proprietary software. Votes: 0

In 1991, I co-founded my first start-up, Ink Development, which made software for an early tablet computer. Votes: 0

Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software. Votes: 0

Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more interesting. Votes: 0

The structure of software systems tend to reflect the structure of the organization that produce them. Votes: 0

Our mailing lists (and their repeater newsgroups) are only for the purpose of promoting proprietary software. Votes: 0

The biggest issue on software teams is making sure everyone understands what everyone else is doing. Votes: 0

There's not a long track record of people leaving professional sports to become a software developer. Votes: 0

The days when you needed amazing Silicon Graphics machines to run animation software are gone now. Votes: 0

Most computer users don't think about backing up their software until the day they lose it Votes: 0

Like any well designed software product, Windows is designed, developed and tested as an integrated whole. Votes: 0

Just the attempt to learn a [new] language is like running different software through the brain. Votes: 0

The next generation of interesting software will be done on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC. Votes: 0

Find the simplest model that is not a lie is the key to better software design. Votes: 0

We are still in the infancy of naming what is really happening on software development projects. Votes: 0

People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product, Votes: 0

My own personal dream is that the majority of the web runs on open source software. Votes: 0

It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not. Votes: 0

DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created. Votes: 0

I found out that most programmers don't like to test their software as intensely as I do. Votes: 0

To change the printout of the body, you must learn to rewrite the software of the mind. Votes: 0

A primary cause of complexity is that software vendors uncritically adopt almost any feature that users want. Votes: 0

That's software in the States that I helped to develop. It enables people with disabilities to improvise. Votes: 0

The problem is, in software design, often the consequences of your decisions don't become apparent for years. Votes: 0

I don't like creating software anymore. It's too exact. It's like karate; there's no room for error. Votes: 0

Tip: Take the stodgiest, oldest, slowest moving industry you can find. And build amazing software for it. Votes: 0

I developed some unique software to public it on the web that I call the Folklore Project. Votes: 0

Digital art software has empowered both the painterly side of photographers, and the photographer side of painters. Votes: 0

The challenge with Postfix, or with any piece of software, is to update software without introducing problems. Votes: 0

More software projects have gone awry for lack of calendar time than for all other causes combined. Votes: 0

There's only four things we do better than anyone else: music movies microcode (software) high-speed pizza delivery Votes: 0

More and more software would just increase the number of tasks that the computer would help solve. Votes: 0

Most of the effort in the software business goes into the maintenance of code that already exists. Votes: 0

The use of pirated software in China is really quite a sizeable loss to our software producers. Votes: 0

Once GNU is written, everyone will be able to obtain good system software free, just like air. Votes: 0

Maintaining a consistent platform also helps improve product support - a significant problem in the software industry. Votes: 0

The chakras are very intelligent – they are like the software of the whole computer body. Votes: 0

A lot of people who work on open-source software don't mind making money elsewhere. They aren't anticommercial. Votes: 0

Yahoo is free, it's fast and it's Web-centric. AOL is slow, it costs money and requires proprietary software. Votes: 0

I'm a transactional lawyer; I negotiate all types of things, but with a particular focus in software licenses. Votes: 0

Listening, Testing, Coding, Designing. That's all there is to software. Anyone who tells you different is selling something. Votes: 0

I've always been obsessed with electronics and using computers and software. It's always been part of my vernacular. Votes: 0

If we built houses the way we build software, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization. Votes: 0

Im a transactional lawyer; I negotiate all types of things, but with a particular focus in software licenses. Votes: 0

In computers, every 'new explosion' was set off by a software product that allowed users to program differently. Votes: 0

The free software community should be supported more widely. I’m totally in solidarity with what they do. Votes: 0

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it. Votes: 0

My father is a retired army captain and banking software salesman, and my mother is an English teacher. Votes: 0

Then people started using it more and more and it became the most downloaded software on the internet. Votes: 0

If software's the only thing in your bag of tools, I'm not going to give you great odds. Votes: 0

I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work. Votes: 0

There's only one trick in software, and that is using a piece of software that's already been written. Votes: 0

At the end of the day, the GPL is not about making software free; it's about destroying value. Votes: 0

You know, IBM was almost knocked out of the box by other types of computer software and manufacturing. Votes: 0

I got bitten by the free software bug in February of 1998 around the time of the Mozilla announcement. Votes: 0

There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it. Votes: 0

If we want users to like our software, we should design it to behave like a likeable person. Votes: 0

Fight Features. … The only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small. Votes: 0

But cheer up - we could be selling tobacco. It's not like software kills people if used as intended Votes: 0

I discovered shooting and filmmaking around the time all of the software became affordable to anyone with a PC. Votes: 0

Free open-source software, by its nature, is unlikely to feature secret back doors that lead directly to Langley, Va. Votes: 0

All businesses -- no matter if they make dog food or software -- don't sell products, they sell solutions. Votes: 0

As I started college, I started to build software products that I could sell to people over the Web. Votes: 0

We've been in the Mac software business for more than 20 years. And it's been a great business for us. Votes: 0

For many people my software is something that you install and forget. I like to keep it that way. Votes: 0

Our civilization depends critically on software, and we have a dangerously low degree of professionalism in the computer fields Votes: 0

God is like a computer, the more software you put in, the greater the danger that extensions will conflict. Votes: 0

The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build. Votes: 0

With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy. Votes: 0

A typical software project can present more opportunities to learn from mistakes than some people get in a lifetime. Votes: 0

The only people who have anything to fear from free software are those whose products are worth even less. Votes: 0

If there could've ever been a magical time to build an enterprise software company, now is absolutely that time. Votes: 0

A refund for defective software might be nice, except it would bankrupt the entire software industry in the first year. Votes: 0

In the next 10 years, data science and software will do more for medicine than all of the biological sciences together. Votes: 0

There is this thing called the GPL (Gnu Public Licence), which we disagree with... nobody can ever improve the software. Votes: 0

What is very little understood about the electronic age is that it angelizes man, disembodies him. Turns him into software. Votes: 0

No one should expect building a new high-growth, software-powered company in an established industry to be easy. It's brutally difficult Votes: 0

Android is a major step towards an ethical, user-controlled, free-software portable phone, but there is a long way to go. Votes: 0

No one should expect building a new high-growth, software-powered company in an established industry to be easy. It's brutally difficult. Votes: 0

I think managers have realized that most software people are slightly brain damaged, that they're off on their own planets. Votes: 0

A rational model of software is to design it quickly - the economic pressure to improvise presents an interesting challenge. Votes: 0

It seems certain that much of the success of Unix follows from the readability, modifiability, and portability of its software. Votes: 0

In open-source in general, the power lies in connecting the author of the software directly to users, eliminating the middleman. Votes: 0

What kind of programmer is so divorced from reality that she thinks she'll get complex software right the first time? Votes: 0

In almost every job now, people use software and work with information to enable their organisation to operate more effectively. Votes: 0

Enterprise is hard work. You have to integrate the client with the optimized systems of all the servers and software. Votes: 0

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes. Votes: 0

Never in the annals of software engineering was so much owed by so many to so few lines of code Votes: 0

In almost every job now, people use software and work with information to enable their organization to operate more effectively. Votes: 0

Google is already overflowing with incredibly creative bright groups already working on lots of the software problems of the world. Votes: 0

Using the Internet to secure employment is as vital to a construction worker as it is to a software engineer. Votes: 0

You get the software you pay for. In every sense. To the nth degree. That's the way the world works. Votes: 0

Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you. Votes: 0

I develop artificially intelligent technologies, along with educational and game software and let the business people take it where they will. Votes: 0

Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom. Votes: 0

One of the biggest problems that software developers face is that technology changes rapidly. It is very hard to stay current. Votes: 0

Fighting patents one by one will never eliminate the danger of software patents, any more than swatting mosquitoes will eliminate malaria. Votes: 0

Follow your dreams wherever they lead you and pay for those dreams with good jobs in software programming and computer design! Votes: 0

Paul and I, we never thought that we would make much money out of the thing. We just loved writing software. Votes: 0

From day one our next generation system will run all our exsisting software - so that gives us a head start. Votes: 0

Our technology is very scalable. Our software can accommodate enormous numbers of clients. It's a marvelous opportunity. We'll keep developing products. Votes: 0

By being able to write a genome and plug it into an organism, the software, if you will, changes the hardware. Votes: 0

I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software. Votes: 0

Releasing Linux versions has always been a matter of higher code quality, good software architecture, and technical interest for the platform. Votes: 0

For most software startups, this translates to keep growing. For hardware startups, it translates to don't let your ship date slip. Votes: 0

My opinion is that the only two computer companies that are software-driven are Apple and NeXT , and I wonder about Apple. Votes: 0

Everything about the enterprise, and then by definition the software the enterprise uses has changed - just in the last 5 years. Votes: 0

Writing system software is like planning a family.If you make a mistake you have to live with it for 20 years. Votes: 0

As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications. Votes: 0

As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications. Votes: 0

Agitator and the Agitar Management Dashboard lower the barriers to accountability in software development and increase the value of developer testing. Votes: 0

You can either have software quality or you can have pointer arithmetic, but you cannot have both at the same time. Votes: 0

I don't think I've ever seen a piece of commercial software where the next version is simpler rather than more complex. Votes: 0

In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together. Votes: 0

I wanted to grow in terms of making pictures, not adapting to new software and technology. But that's the game now. Votes: 0

In a user lead model, users are bringing in their own technology... and you can build software then, around the user. Votes: 0

GoPro's capture devices and Kolor's software will combine to deliver exciting and highly accessible solutions for capturing, creating, and sharing spherical content. Votes: 0

There are thousands of ways to mess up or damage a software projects, and only a few ways to do them well Votes: 0

Corporations have been killing the risk-taking and exploration that makes software great. They have tried to rip the soul out of development. Votes: 0

Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities. Votes: 0

The most fundamental problem in software development is complexity. There is only one basic way of dealing with complexity: divide and conquer Votes: 0

I see three forces militating in favor of growing inequality: increasing measurement of worker value added, automation through smart software, and globalization. Votes: 0

Developer testing is an important step towards accountability. It gives developers a way to demonstrate the quality of the software they produce. Votes: 0

Today's leading real-world retailer, Wal-Mart, uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities, which it has used to crush its competition Votes: 0

When I was 24, I co-founded a company called Athenahealth which built the first Web-based software and back-office service suite for doctors' offices. Votes: 0

Trying to apply formal methods to all software projects is just as bad as trying to apply code-and-fix development to all projects. Votes: 0

The payoff of a customer-centric approach to software and digital product design is substantial and long-lasting for both companies and their customers. Votes: 0

Cooperation is just like two pagodas - one hardware and one software. Combined, we can take the leadership position in the world. Votes: 0

A word says more than a thousand images. Exercises for the visually inclined: illustrate "appreciation", "humor", "software", "education", "inalienable rights", "elegance", "fact". Votes: 0

If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful. Votes: 0

Grammar Checker "“ A software program that is not needed by those who know grammar and virtually useless for those who don't. Votes: 0

Hiring people to write code to sell is not the same as hiring people to design and build durable, usable, dependable software. Votes: 0

When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause. Votes: 0

For systems in which you already have a lot of hardware and software, change is difficult. That's why apps are so popular. Votes: 0

Your "use case" should be, there's a 22 year old college student living in the dorms. How will this software get him laid? Votes: 0

Of course, I have my own limits as to how much game software I can take care of at any one time. Votes: 0

In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users' freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesn't. Votes: 0

It is interesting to come across people who feel that a ghost communicating via a spell-checker is less far-fetched than a software glitch. Votes: 0

It's clear that other problems such as [...] the domination of business over government, science, thought, and society, are much bigger than non-free software. Votes: 0

Uruguay is one of the biggest producers of software. We are breaking with the neoliberal model. We do not believe in free trade. Votes: 0

I want people to understand the amazing, positive way our software can make leisure time more enjoyable, and work and businesses more successful. Votes: 0

While free software was meant to force developers to lose sleep over ethical dilemmas, open source software was meant to end their insomnia. Votes: 0

I have found that meditation has helped me with my academic career and has given me insights into musical composition and software design. Votes: 0

If you use a proprietary program or somebody else's web server, you're defenceless. You're putty in the hands of whoever developed that software. Votes: 0

Listen to your customers, but don't always build exactly what they're telling you. This is a really key distinction around building enterprise software. Votes: 0

The days when a car aficionado could repair his or her own car are long past, due primarily to the high software content. Votes: 0

A minimum precaution: keep your anti-malware protections up to date, and install security updates for all your software as soon as they arrive. Votes: 0

I can direct dial today a man my parents warred with. They wanted to kill him, I want to sell software to him. Votes: 0

The Adobe flash plug-in is non-free software, and people should not install it, or suggest installing it, or even tell people it exists. Votes: 0

Learning to program has no more to do with designing interactive software than learning to touch type has to do with writing poetry Votes: 0

While Microsoft does not share all of Oracle's ambitions for Java, we agree that it is a very valuable tool for software developers. Votes: 0

It gives you great pleasure to know that millions of developers, day to day, make their living using the software that you created. Votes: 0

After graduation, I took a job with Manufacturers Hanover Trust in software development. I don't think I was there more than a month. Votes: 0

Google has the business resources, global scale and platform reach to accelerate Nest growth across hardware, software and services for the home globally. Votes: 0

Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity. Votes: 0

By trade, I am a software programmer, so I never really had any experience with movies before. I started out with 'Paranormal Activity. Votes: 0

If you think your management doesn't know what it's doing or that your organisation turns out low-quality software crap that embarrasses you, then leave. Votes: 0

Just like the Internet has transformed the media industry or the e-commerce industry, the software industry is also being affected dramatically by the Internet. Votes: 0

So we do software for watches, for phones, for TV sets, for cars. And some of these take a long time to catch on. Votes: 0

No surprise that, as companies have adopted social media en masse, demand for software and applications to manage and monitor social use has exploded. Votes: 0

I have not seen anyone assume that all the citizens of New York are guilty of murder, violence, robbery, perjury, or writing proprietary software. Votes: 0

Some software is actually pretty good, by any standard. Think of the Mars Rovers, Google, and the Human Genome Project. Now, that's quality software! Votes: 0

The problem is not software 'friendliness'. It is conceptual clarity. A globe does not say, 'good morning'. It is simple and clear, not 'friendly'. Votes: 0

The most sought-after candidates in the world today by companies like mine are people who make computer software - there's a shortage of talent. Votes: 0

Open source is an intellectual-property destroyer, I can't imagine something that could be worse than this for the software business and the intellectual-property business. Votes: 0

Of all the things you can spend a lot of money on, the only things you expect to fail frequently are software and medicine. Votes: 0

A goal of Twitch is to be wherever gamers are, whether its on laptops and handheld devices or integrated into gaming consoles and software. Votes: 0

The key idea of agile is that teams essentially manage themselves. ... It works in software, and it turns out that it works with kids. Votes: 0

To most Christians, the Bible is like a software license. Nobody actually reads it. They just scroll to the bottom and click 'I Agree'. Votes: 0

By trade, I am a software programmer, so I never really had any experience with movies before. I started out with 'Paranormal Activity.' Votes: 0

Indeed one of the best ways to deflect attacks is to make it look like they're succeeding. It's the software equivalent of playing dead. Votes: 0

In software, speed to market, speed to learning is really key. In hardware, if you screw it up, you're dead. So accuracy really matters. Votes: 0

Requirement completeness: Requirements are sufficient to distinguish the desired behavior of the software from that of any other undesired program that might be designed. . Votes: 0

I never could have written the screenplay because I would have been forced to learn new software and I can't learn one more thing. Votes: 0

A goal of Twitch is to be wherever gamers are, whether it's on laptops and handheld devices or integrated into gaming consoles and software. Votes: 0

Historically, software for business was seen as unsexy because the products were seen as so poor - they provided such a poor user experience. Votes: 0

I'm a victim of Developaralysis: the crippling sense that the software industry is evolving so fast that no one person can possibly keep up. Votes: 0

The most important thing was the creation of a... a standard, where hundreds of companies build hardware that can all run the same software. Votes: 0

The thing is, there are so many different ways to make music these days with virtual instruments, software applications, physical instruments, and computer programs. Votes: 0

Facial recognition software is already quite accurate in measuring unchanging and unique ratios between facial features that identify you as you. It's like a fingerprint. Votes: 0

Perhaps the single most dramatic example of this phenomenon of software eating a traditional business is the suicide of Borders and corresponding rise of Amazon Votes: 0

More and more major businesses and industries are being run on software and delivered as online services - from movies to agriculture to national defense Votes: 0

More and more major businesses and industries are being run on software and delivered as online services - from movies to agriculture to national defense. Votes: 0

Considering the current sad state of our computer programs, software development is clearly still a black art, and cannot yet be called an engineering discipline. Votes: 0

The software is the strength of the electronic tribe because it's networking. It's creating oneness. It's creating tributaries that link together into a singular river. Votes: 0

The scanning of barcodes, or the reading of RFID transponders, generates data that is used in a software package to provide management or control information. Votes: 0

Digital is expensive, from the computers to the professional software to the technicians, but digital helps me to create more beautiful images in less time. Votes: 0

Inadequate use of usability engineering methods in software development projects have been estimated to cost the US economy about $30 billion per year in lost productivity. Votes: 0

The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the computer hardware industry. Votes: 0

So far, Indian companies have focused more on customer application. This needs to shift to packaged software for sectors such as banking and financial services. Votes: 0

Perhaps the single most dramatic example of this phenomenon of software eating a traditional business is the suicide of Borders and corresponding rise of Amazon. Votes: 0

Companies that make keys, credit card companies, any company in the service business - anything to do with a consumer is probably a software company. Votes: 0

We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers. Votes: 0

It's harder than you might think to squander millions of dollars, but a flawed software development process is a tool well suited to the job. Votes: 0

We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers. Votes: 0

When Paul Allen and I started Microsoft over 30 years ago, we had big dreams about software. We had dreams about the impact it could have. Votes: 0

Some PhD physicists write software or work for hedge funds, but physics still has a problem with having very smart people but not enough opportunities. Votes: 0

I believe good software is written by small teams of two, three, or four people interacting with each other at a very, high dense level. Votes: 0

In the early days of the software industry, people cared about copyright and didn't give a damn about patents - they copied each other willy-nilly. Votes: 0

I wrote a lot of software to do various kinds of special things, and I loved the idea of composing pieces in an electronic studio. Votes: 0

The mind is like a computer. It runs programs. Most of the software has been poorly written. It is written in the language of fear. Votes: 0

I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur. I started my own software company in high school and went to college to study entrepreneurship. Votes: 0

Our goal in making these changes is to enable Microsoft to achieve greater agility in managing the incredible growth ahead and executing our software-based services strategy. Votes: 0

I'm still learning. I've never done a digital project before. And I'm pretty sure I did things to the software that weren't supposed to be done. Votes: 0

This is what our customers are asking for to take them to the next level and free them from the bondage of mainframe and client-server software. Votes: 0

Specifically, in the software industry, progress is highly sequential: progress is typically made through a large number of small steps, each building on the previous ones. Votes: 0

People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born. Votes: 0

Analytical software enables you to shift human resources from rote data collection to value-added customer service and support where the human touch makes a profound difference. Votes: 0

Our biological body itself is a form of hardware that needs re-programming through tantra like a new spiritual software which can release or unblock its potential. Votes: 0

Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and even reasoning and interaction. Votes: 0

The two [separate] UIs are both incredibly simple and don't even look like computer programs; they barely need menus. [When combined, they] suddenly look like software. Votes: 0

Our biological body itself is a form of hardware that needs re-programming through tantra like a new spiritual software which can release or unblock its potential. Votes: 0

Writing software is a very intense, very personal thing. You have to have time to work your way through it, to understand it. Then debug it. Votes: 0

The truth of Moore's law has made remarkable things possible. On the software side, I think natural user interfaces in all their forms are equally significant. Votes: 0

I obviously think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do commercially. Votes: 0

When I first got into technology I didn't really understand what open source was. Once I started writing software, I realized how important this would be. Votes: 0

For a business plan written when the hardware was a wire-wrapped board and the software was three demos on a graphics substrate, it was pretty close. Votes: 0

The True-GNU philosophy is more extreme than I care for, but it certainly laid a foundation for the current scene, as well as providing real software. Votes: 0

I love making things, like software, and films, and laughter. And working with Gus Silber, to make the Funny Business book, has been a fantastic journey. Votes: 0

Despite outsiders being invited to write software, the iPhone thus remains tightly tethered to its vendor - the way that the Kindle is controlled by Amazon. Votes: 0

If Apple ever lowers the iPod's price and develops Windows software for it, watch out: the invasion of the iPod people will surely begin in earnest. Votes: 0

Even philosophers who did not mind psychology, claimed the brain was irrelevant because it was the hardware, and we only need to know about the software. Votes: 0

The more money Automattic makes, the more we invest into Free and Open Source software that belongs to everybody and services to make that software sing. Votes: 0

For whatever reason somebody can be convinced to buy a PC, it opens up a whole new market for all of us in the software business. Votes: 0

It seems like the web, particularly software as a service, provides ample opportunities for you to flourish economically, completely aligned with the broader open source community. Votes: 0

Man is driven to create; I know I really love to create things. And while I'm not good at painting, drawing, or music, I can write software. Votes: 0

This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended. Votes: 0

In the software business there are many enterprises for which it is not clear that science can help them; that science should try is not clear either. Votes: 0

If an innovative piece of software comes along, Microsoft copies it and makes it part of Windows. This is not innovation; this is the end of innovation. Votes: 0

The hardware and the software used in the Breakthrough project will be compatible with other telescopes around the world, so they too can search for intelligent life. Votes: 0

A geek is a guy who has everything going for him but he's just too young. He's got the software but he doesn't have the hardware yet. Votes: 0

Diaspora starts about a thousand years from now. Most of human civilisation has moved inside computers; essentially, a major branch of our descendants consists of conscious software." Votes: 0

In a biological system, the software builds its own hardware, but design is critical, and if you start with digital information, it has to be really accurate. Votes: 0

There are no secrets on an successful software project. Both good and bad news must be able to move up and down the ptoject hierarchy without restriction. Votes: 0

It's probably fair to say that the ratio of time our Connector developers spend in the debugger versus the Emacs buffer is higher than with most software. Votes: 0

Microsoft has laid down the foundations for next-generation computing and is the founder in terms of providing user-friendly software - thereby increasing the number of novice users. Votes: 0

We also had good software in the key categories and more focus on the gameplaying capability, so more of the marketing effort was targeted at game customers. Votes: 0

Diaspora starts about a thousand years from now. Most of human civilisation has moved inside computers; essentially, a major branch of our descendants consists of conscious software. Votes: 0

With software, you really can replicate and do a lot of very real and active development in parallel, and actually try it out and see what works. Votes: 0

If you want to do something that's going to change the world, build software that people want to use instead of software that managers want to buy. Votes: 0

I think malware is a significant threat because the mitigation, like antivirus software, hasn't evolved to a point to really mitigate the risk to a reasonable degree. Votes: 0

So what I was essentially doing was, I compromised the confidentiality of their proprietary software to advance my agenda of becoming the best at breaking through the lock. Votes: 0

Computers have become more friendly, understandable, and lots of years and thought have been put into developing software to convince people that they want and need a computer. Votes: 0

I got a degree in math, from not a good school in Texas, and then I went to work as a software engineer. Just not glamorous at all. Votes: 0

America does four things better than any other country in the world: rock music, movies, software and high-speed pizza delivery. All of these are sacred American art forms. Votes: 0

Over the next 10 years, I expect many more industries to be disrupted by software, with new world-beating Silicon Valley companies doing the disruption in more cases than not Votes: 0

Early on, when software was developed by computer scientists, just people working with computers, people passed around software because that was how you got computers to do things. Votes: 0

Over the next 10 years, I expect many more industries to be disrupted by software, with new world-beating Silicon Valley companies doing the disruption in more cases than not. Votes: 0

What we believe is going to be very important is the delivery of traditional software and services and hardware over the Net. That's a form of electronic marketplace. Votes: 0

Asked about the fact that Apple's iTunes software for Windows computers was extremely popular, Jobs joked, 'It's like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell. Votes: 0

What we believe is going to be very important is the delivery of traditional software and services and hardware over the Net. That's a form of electronic marketplace. Votes: 0

I have mostly software synthesizers and software drum machines. I'm very lazy. I don't really like to plug in a lot of equipment and external boxes and everything. Votes: 0

It's hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn't a book on software design. Votes: 0

Free software' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of 'free' as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer'. Votes: 0

As every new breed of virus is conceived, created and released into the wild, another small change is made to the anti-virus software to combat the new threat. Votes: 0

If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common software environment for all of them. Votes: 0

While the creative works from the 16th century can still be accessed and used by others, the data in some software programs from the 1990s is already inaccessible. Votes: 0

I'm not saying we purposely introduced bugs or anything, but this is kind of a natural result of any complexities of software... that you can't fully test it. Votes: 0

We can collaborate with a Netscape employee or partner who's halfway around the world. We can distribute information and software to customers and shareholders, and get their feedback. Votes: 0

I started Shutterstock out of my own need. I'd previously created a few software companies, and each time, I struggled to find affordable images to use on my websites. Votes: 0

Twenty-five years ago, the notion was you could create a general problem-solver software that could solve problems in many different domains. That just turned out to be totally wrong. Votes: 0

You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward thinking. Votes: 0

I do read licenses, and they aggravate me, but a computer isn't much good without software. When I need a product, I hold my nose and click 'agree.' Votes: 0

When it comes to e-book playback devices and software, I have always thought that the emphasis on ergonomic concerns as a tipping point for the end-user population was misplaced. Votes: 0

If something is expensive to develop, and somebody's not going to get paid, it won't get developed. So you decide: Do you want software to be written, or not? Votes: 0

Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their system software. Votes: 0

I have this hope that there is a better way. Higher-level tools that actually let you see the structure of the software more clearly will be of tremendous value. Votes: 0

Doctors can be replaced by software – 80% of them can. I'd much rather have a good machine learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor. Votes: 0

Some people, through luck and skill, end up with a lot of assets. If you're good at kicking a ball, writing software, investing in stocks, it pays extremely well. Votes: 0

I was trying to figure out what to do next, I'd been accumulating ideas for productivity tools - software people could use every day, particularly to help organize their lives. Votes: 0

The critical thing in developing software is not the program, it's the design. It is translating understanding of user needs into something that can be realized as a computer program. Votes: 0

A lot of people assume that creating software is purely a solitary activity where you sit in an office with the door closed all day and write lots of code. Votes: 0

Is it possible that software is not like anything else, that it is meant to be discarded: that the whole point is to always see it as a soap bubble? Votes: 0

Similarly, computer literacy courses tend to produce computer people who know a lot about computers or a piece of software but they don't help people become fluent with the machine. Votes: 0

It turned out that building mobile software was a lot more like building hardware... where you had 1 shot and you had to get it right, right out of the gate. Votes: 0

Proprietary software grew up, starting really in the 1980s, as an alternative and that became the dominant model with the rise of companies like Microsoft and Oracle and the like. Votes: 0

The problem is, we're moving to software-as-service, which can be yanked or transformed at any moment. The ability of your PC to run independent code is an important safety valve. Votes: 0

I was trying to figure out what to do next, I'd been accumulating ideas for productivity tools - software people could use every day, particularly to help organize their lives. Votes: 0

The Internet "browser"... is the piece of software that puts a message on your computer screen informing you that the Internet is currently busy and you should try again later. Votes: 0

All the songs were written on guitar and then put into the computer, where I played around with different sounds I was hearing and what was available in the software. Votes: 0

Our laws are like the software that runs our country. All the laws for a country, together, are called its legal code, just like computer software is written using code. Votes: 0

I think it's great that people now have access to Pro Tools and other recording software at home. I've never understood how anyone could be comfortable in a recording studio Votes: 0

Wit and puns aren't just decor in the mind; they're essential signs that the mind knows it's on, recognizes its own software, can spot the bugs in its own program. Votes: 0

When writing gateway software of any kind, take pains to disturb the data stream as little as possible - and never throw away information unless the recipient forces you to! Votes: 0

A great lathe operator commands several times the wage of an average lathe operator, but a great writer of software code is worth 10,000 times the price of an average software writer. Votes: 0

I would say that hardware is the bone of the head, the skull. The semiconductor is the brain within the head. The software is the wisdom and data is the knowledge. Votes: 0

Why shouldn't we give our teachers a license to obtain software, all software, any software, for nothing? Does anyone demand a licensing fee, each time a child is taught the alphabet? Votes: 0

I'm also a fan with sticking with the most standard software that millions of other users also use, because you get the benefit of all those other users' problems and solutions. Votes: 0

I know about the tech industry in that I follow what apps are hot and software development. I know my way around different browsers. I know how to restart a computer. Votes: 0

Our goal in education should be to foster the ability to use the computer in everything you do, even if you don't have a specific piece of software for the job. Votes: 0

A brilliant author or businesswoman or senator or software engineer is brilliant only in tiny bursts. The rest of the time, they're doing work that most any trained person could do. Votes: 0

Really great blogs do not take the place of great microprocessors. Great blogs do not replace great software. Lots and lots of blogs does not replace lots and lots of sales. Votes: 0

Even though I teach with 35mm, my method takes people by surprise, because it isn't fast, and it isn't about hardware or software, or even great results. It's about great process. Votes: 0

The only thing I understand deeply, because in my teens I was thinking about it, and every year of my life, is software. So I'll never be hands-on on anything except software. Votes: 0

The hardware and the software will come from Silicon Valley. But the watch case, the dial, the design, the idea, the crown, that part of the watch will, of course, be Swiss. Votes: 0

The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it simpler rather than adding elements to make it more complex. Votes: 0

As the web becomes more and more of a part of our every day lives, it would be a horrible tragedy if it was locked up inside of companies and proprietary software. Votes: 0

I get so many requests for interviews. If I talk to everyone, we can't do our job with our customers and work on our software. It would be hard to stay focused. Votes: 0

The ever-growing size of software applications is what makes Moore's Law possible: 'If we hadn't brought your computer to its knees, why would you go out and buy a new one?' Votes: 0

The software is where the magic is. If you're going to have all this power be simple enough, appealing enough and cool enough, it's going to be because the software is right. Votes: 0

I want to avoid locking people into solutions that work only with Postfix. People should have a choice in what software they want to use with Postfix, be it anti-virus or otherwise. Votes: 0

Patent law holds us back, in every which way, shape or form. There is place for it, in physical products, in pharmaceuticals, but in software in particular, there is no place for it. Votes: 0

My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy Votes: 0

My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy. Votes: 0

The only reason [not to use] perl is that some sysadmins don't allow software that they didn't pay for. By all means, let them send me money if it makes them feel better. Votes: 0

There are two methods in software design. One is to make the program so simple, there are obviously no errors. The other is to make it so complicated, there are no obvious errors. Votes: 0

If you're trying to develop a new drug, that costs you a billion dollars to get through the FDA. If you want to start a software company, you can get started with maybe $100,000. Votes: 0

It's hard to propose a $100 laptop for a world community of kids and then not say in the same breath that you're going to depend on the community to make software for it. Votes: 0

I took a job in the U.S. because I wanted to work on products that would get into end users' hands. In Norway, most of the jobs are in server software, niche stuff. Votes: 0

I took a job in the U.S. because I wanted to work on products that would get into end users' hands. In Norway, most of the jobs are in server software, niche stuff. Votes: 0

GNU, which stands for Gnu's Not Unix, is the name for the complete Unix-compatible software system which I am writing so that I can give it away free to everyone who can use it. Votes: 0

We flew down weekly to meet with IBM, but they thought the way to measure software was the amount of code we wrote, when really the better the software, the fewer lines of code. Votes: 0

In fact, my main conclusion after spending ten years of my life working on the T E X project is that software is hard. It's harder than anything else I've ever had to do. Votes: 0

I think I am very goal oriented. I'd like to win the America's cup. I'd like Oracle to be the No 1 software company in the world. I still think it is possible to beat Microsoft. Votes: 0