Programming today is a race between software engineers stri… - Rick Cook

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Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

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James Richard Cook (1944 – January 13, 2022) was an American author of light fantasy novels. His writing includes many computer jokes, and is best enjoyed by those who have a background in computers.

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Birth Name: James Richard Cook

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As flat as an open can of coke, left on a programmer's desk over the weekend.

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It's always the details that get you in trouble.

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce b… - Rick Cook

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