David Wheeler (computer scientist)

David John Wheeler (9 February 1927 – 13 December 2004) was a computer scientist and professor of computer science at the University of Cambridge.

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"Any problem in computer science can be solved with another level of indirection."

- David Wheeler (computer scientist)

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"Compatibility means deliberately repeating other people's mistakes."

- David Wheeler (computer scientist)

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