Everyone’s a Programmer
Software is collapsing under the weight of its own complexity, but Charles Simonyi’s has a simple solution.
MIT News: Jan/Feb 2012
TR: Nov 2003 PDF issue
PC legends Charles Simonyi´s and Mitch Kapor´s upstart ventures aim to create software that does what you want it to do and never crashes. Our exclusive report brings you to the front lines of the new software revolution.
Software is collapsing under the weight of its own complexity, but Charles Simonyi’s has a simple solution.
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