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# Max Kanat-Alexander

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##  Quotes by Max Kanat-Alexander

> [“The chance of introducing a defect into your program is proportional to the size of the changes you make to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-kanat-alexander/the-chance-of-introducing-a-defect-into-your-program-is-proportional/)

[Max Kanat-Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-kanat-alexander/)

[Programming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/programming/)

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> [“Some of the best programming is done on paper, really. Putting it into the computer is just a minor detail.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-kanat-alexander/some-of-the-best-programming-is-done-on-paper-really-putting-it-into/)

[Max Kanat-Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-kanat-alexander/)

[Computers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computers/)

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