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 Copy Share Image
The number of lines of code a programmer can write in a fixed period of time is the same independent of the language used. — Fernando J. Corbato Copy Share Image
The use of the high level language made each programmer a factor of 5 to 10 more productive in a coding sense and more… — Fernando J. Corbato Copy Share Image
One is faced with a dilemma: If one places total trust in all other users, one is vulnerable to the antisocial behavior of any… — Fernando J. Corbato Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. [...] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity has a… — Fernando J. Corbato Copy Share Image
The computer field is intoxicated with change. We have seen galloping growth over a period of four decades and it still does not seem… — Fernando J. Corbato Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My definition of elegance is the achievement of a given functionality with a minimum of mechanism and a maximum of clarity. — Fernando J. Corbato Copy Share Image
Regardless of whether one is dealing with assembly language or compiler language, the number of debugged lines of source code per day is about… — Fernando J. Corbato Copy Share Image
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