Because one has to be an optimist to begin an ambitious project, it is not surprising that underestimation of completion time is the norm.
Because one has to be an optimist to begin an ambitious project, it is not surprising that underestimation of completion time is the norm. - Fernando J. Corbato
- Fernando J. Corbato
My definition of elegance is the achievement of a given functionality with a minimum of mechanism and a maximum of clarity. - Fernando J. Corbato
My definition of elegance is the achievement of a given functionality with a minimum of mechanism and a maximum of clarity.
The use of the high level language made each programmer a factor of 5 to 10 more productive in a coding sense and more concerned with the semantics t… - Fernando J. Corbato
The use of the high level language made each programmer a factor of 5 to 10 more productive in a coding sense and more concerned with the semantics t…
Design bugs are often subtle and occur by evolution with early assumptions being forgotten as new features or uses are added to systems. - Fernando J. Corbato
Design bugs are often subtle and occur by evolution with early assumptions being forgotten as new features or uses are added to systems.
To our dismay, users who had been enduring several hour waits between jobs run under batch processing were suddenly restless when response times were… - Fernando J. Corbato
To our dismay, users who had been enduring several hour waits between jobs run under batch processing were suddenly restless when response times were…
The computer field is intoxicated with change. We have seen galloping growth over a period of four decades and it still does not seem to be slowing d… - Fernando J. Corbato
The computer field is intoxicated with change. We have seen galloping growth over a period of four decades and it still does not seem to be slowing d…
The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. [...] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity has… - Fernando J. Corbato
The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. [...] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity has…
Regardless of whether one is dealing with assembly language or compiler language, the number of debugged lines of source code per day is about the sa… - Fernando J. Corbato
Regardless of whether one is dealing with assembly language or compiler language, the number of debugged lines of source code per day is about the sa…
One is faced with a dilemma: If one places total trust in all other users, one is vulnerable to the antisocial behavior of any malicious user conside… - Fernando J. Corbato
One is faced with a dilemma: If one places total trust in all other users, one is vulnerable to the antisocial behavior of any malicious user conside…
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