It's [programming] the only job I can think of where I get to be both an engineer and an artist. There's an incredible, rigorous, technical element to it, which I like because you have to do very precise thinking. On… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
People who work on the user interface side need to have empathy as a key characteristic. But if you are writing device drivers you don't really need to understand humans so well. — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
Working long hours being single helps because your time is yours. Once you have a family your time isn't all yours anymore. Most of… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
It's [programming] the only job I can think of where I get to be both an engineer and an artist. There's an incredible, rigorous,… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of developer who likes to throw lightning rods around. To make a great program there's got to be at least one… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
As you know, Microsoft eventually kind of grabbed the gold ring out of Apple's hands, I guess. — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
But typically for a project like the Mac, the size we had was pretty good. And it has different stages. The team grows as… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
Part of Steve's job was to drum into us how important what we were doing actually would be to the world — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
We were developing an innovative Personal Information Manager called Chandler but a couple years ago I took off from that to do a project… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
I got bitten by the free software bug in February of 1998 around the time of the Mozilla announcement. — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
I left Apple in April of 1984, pretty soon after the introduction of the Mac. — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
I was a grad student at UC Berkeley when I bought my Apple II and it suddenly because a lot more interesting than school — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
You show me a great program and I'll show you a passionate individual somewhere behind it. — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
Scotty heard that I was thinking about quitting Apple because of his actions, so he called me into his office and asked what it… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
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