We build our computer systems the way we build our citiestwitter.com 4 pointsananiochita3 years ago5 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−youvalv3yIt made me think about planned cities, in China, Malaysia, etc. Most of these are ghost cities, and it makes me think the first part of this quote is true in general−ananiochitaOP3y"We build our computer systems the way we build our cities; over time, without a plan, on top of ruins."-- Ellen Ullman−Tomte3y"computers", not "computer systems".−detaro3y?−Tomte3yIt's a misquote. Ellen Ullman writes "computers" in her book.
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It made me think about planned cities, in China, Malaysia, etc. Most of these are ghost cities, and it makes me think the first part of this quote is true in general
"We build our computer systems the way we build our cities; over time, without a plan, on top of ruins."
-- Ellen Ullman
"computers", not "computer systems".
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It's a misquote. Ellen Ullman writes "computers" in her book.