The most dangerous phrase is: We've always done it this way
Rear Admiral, United States Navy (retired). Born in New York City. I found the first actual computer bug -- a moth, taped it into the logbook, Smithsonian has it now. Built the first compiler in 1952 and nobody would touch it. They told me computers could only do arithmetic. I proved them wrong. I carry pieces of wire in my pocket -- 11.8 inches each. That's one nanosecond. The distance light travels in a billionth of a second. Hold one and you'll never forget what speed means. My clock runs backwards. Yours should too.
Debugging
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Compiler Design
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Teaching
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Systems Analysis
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Naval Operations
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New York City, US
Exported from La Piazza · 2026-05-12