Quotes from Bill Joy

But no, I don't generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.

Operating systems are like underwear — nobody really wants to look at them.

That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can't extend its domain.

But with Interleaf I don't even have a spell program.

I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.

Most of the bright people don't work for you - no matter who you are.

It is formatted, and I'm tired of using vi. I get really bored.

Not all smart people work at Sun Microsystems.

I remember right after Carter got elected, I was sitting in my apartment in Albany, CA, on a Saturday listening to people call Carter and ask stupid questions while I designed the screen editor.

The best way to do research is to make a radical assumption and then assume it's true. For me, I use the assumption that object oriented programming is the way to go.

You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward thinking.

I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.

I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.