I think a lot of great software has been written by people who are scratching a short-term itch, something which has been niggling them for ages, but in the back of their mind theyโve got a wonderful long-term plan.
Tim Berners-LeeThe power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.
Tim Berners-LeeWhat is a Web year now, about three months? And when people can browse around, discover new things, and download them fast, when we all have agents - then Web years could slip by before human beings can notice.
Tim Berners-LeeI basically wrote the code and the specs and documentation for how the client and server talked to each other.
Tim Berners-Lee