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~Flashback to 1995~

"Hey Paul, my programs keep crashing and never get updated!"

"You're right. Someone went on a desktop software spree. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."

http://www.paulgraham.com/first.html

~Flashback to 1993~

"Hey Paul, this C++ code takes ten thousand lines to get anything done and keeps doing a fandango on core!"

"You're right. Someone went on a blub spree. Now I'm going to have to show people how to avoid subjecting themselves to this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."

http://paulgraham.com/onlisp.html

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