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As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been

As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications. – Dave Parnas

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Whos General Failure and whys he reading my disk? – Anon.

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When Im not writing or tweaking my computer, I do embroidery. When Im not plunging into the past, tweaking, or embroidering, Im reading books about history, computers, or embroidery. – Lynn Abbey

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