That stupid people are more violent is a fact independent of skin color.

Microsoft is not the problem. Microsoft is the symptom.

The easiest programs to use are those which demand the least new learning from the user

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!

If you treat your beta-testers as if they're your most valuable resource, they will respond by becoming your most valuable resource.

When your language is nowhere near Turing-complete, syntactic sugar can be your friend.

A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet.