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"Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can." — Jamie Zawinski I'm surprised
by gpvos 11y ago
"Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can." — Jamie Zawinski
I'm surprised that Wolfram took this long.
- iLoch 11y agoHahah what a silly quote, damned if it isn't true though.
- gpvos 11y agoAccording to the Jargon File, jwz coined it "to express his belief that all truly useful programs experience pressure to evolve into toolkits and application platforms." From the little I know about Wolfram, it has been such a toolkit and platform for quite some time already. http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/Z/Zawinskis-Law.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/Z/Zawinskis-Law.html
- dhanush 11y agoYou beat me to this!