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Dennis was 30 when he published the first Unix software manual, according to his homepage: https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/1stEdman.html https://www.bell-
by sillysaurusx 5y ago
Dennis was 30 when he published the first Unix software manual, according to his homepage: https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/1stEdman.html https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/1stEdman.html
It’s interesting to wonder which 30yo’s project today might have as much impact.
You may think it’s impossible, but 40 years is a long time. People always underestimate the impact of decades, and overestimate the impact of years.
- Stratoscope 5y ago> People always underestimate the impact of decades, and overestimate the impact of years. Sometimes cited as Gates' Law, and also attributed to Arthur C. Clarke, Tony Robbins, or Peter Drucker. But they may have all gotten the idea from Roy Amara. https://fs.blog/gates-law/ https://fs.blog/gates-law/
- sillysaurusx 5y agoThank you! I’d always wondered if it was a Gates original, and what the history was.
- Stratoscope 5y agoIt reminds me of the famous Steve Jobs quote, "Good artists borrow, great artists steal." Apparently Steve stole that quote from Pablo Picasso, who borrowed it from Igor Stravinsky, who lifted it from T.S. Eliot. https://www.uvu.edu/arts/applause/posts/stealing.html https://www.uvu.edu/arts/applause/posts/stealing.html