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Watching a program run is not as revealing as reading its code.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Code Program Reading Revealing Run Watching

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Reading code is like reading all things written: You have to scribble, make a mess, remind yourself that the work comes to you through trial and error and revision.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: All Things Code Error Like Make Mess Reading Remind Revision Scribble Things Through Trial Trial And Error Work Written You Yourself

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Technology does not run backward. Once a technical capability is out there, it is out there for good.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Backward Capability Does Good Once Out Run Technical Technology

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Programmers seem to be changing the world. It would be a relief, for them and for all of us, if they knew something about it.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: About Changing Changing The World Knew Programmers Relief Seem Something Them Us World Would

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'I am not adopted; I have mysterious origins.' I have said that sentence many times in the course of my life as an adopted person.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Adopted Am Course Life Many My Life Mysterious Origins Person Said Sentence Times I Am

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I like mysteries.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Like Mysteries

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Through the miracle of natural genetic recombination, each child, with the sole exception of an identical twin, is conceived as a unique being. Even the atmosphere of the womb works its subtle changes, and by the time we emerge into the light, we are our own persons.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Atmosphere Being By The Time Changes Child Conceived Each Emerge Even Exception Genetic Identical Light Miracle Natural Our Own Persons Sole Subtle Through Time Twin Unique Womb Works

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Writing was a way to get away from my life as a programmer, so I wanted to write about other things, but of course nobody wanted to publish another story about a family, unless it was extraordinary. When I began writing about my life as a programmer, however, people were interested.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: About Another Away Began Course Extraordinary Family Get However Interested Life My Life Nobody Other People Programmer Publish Story Things Unless Wanted Way Were Write Writing

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So many people for so many years have promoted technology as the answer to everything. The economy wasn't growing: technology. Poor people: technology. Illness: technology. As if, somehow, technology in and of itself would be a solution. Yet machine values are not always human values.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Always Answer Economy Everything Growing Human Human Values Illness Itself Machine Many People Poor Poor People Promoted So Many People So Many Years Solution Somehow Technology Values Would Years

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There's some intimacy in reading, some thoughtfulness that doesn't exist in machine experiences.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Exist Experiences Intimacy Machine Reading Some

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Professions

Born: Unknown

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