Quote by Dave Parnas
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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My whole life had been designing computers I could never build. – Steve Wozniak

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Over the eons Ive been a fan of, and sucker for, each latest automated system to simplify and bring order to my life. Very early on this led me to the beautiful-and-doomed Lotus Agenda for my DOS computers, and Actioneer for the early Palm. – James Fallows

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You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why dont you use them in the search for love? – Lech Walesa

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I know so many people who actually just watch television on their computers now and dont even really watch their TV anymore. – Busy Philipps

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