The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.

I've done a reasonable amount of travelling, which I enjoyed, but not for too long at a time. I'm a home-body and get fatigued by it fairly soon, but enjoy thinking back on experiences when I've returned and then often wish I'd arranged a longer stay in the somewhat exotic place.

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.

Some consider UNIX to be the second most important invention to come out of AT&T Bell Labs after the transistor.

The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.

Twenty percent of all input forms filled out by people contain bad data.

I'm not a person who particularly had heros when growing up.