Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you're as clever as you can be when you write it, how w… - Brian Kernighan

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Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you're as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it?

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About Brian Kernighan

Brian Wilson Kernighan (born January 1, 1942) is a computer scientist who worked at the Bell Labs and contributed to the design of the pioneering AWK and AMPL programming languages. He is most well-known for his co-authorship, with Dennis Ritchie, of the first book on the C programming language.

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Birth Name: Brian Wilson Kernighan
Alternative Names: Brian W. Kernighan
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