programmers-from-russia

"Computers need to bond with their users to avoid panicking with fatal errors, like skittish horses at spring thunder."

"We create programs as much as programs create us"

"If you are not willing to put a fragment of your soul into the code, don't program. Do pursue a different path instead..."

"There's something deeper than making money off stuff. Being part of creating stuff for the universe is awesome."

"Try to honor this innovator's creed. As we head into the holiday season's trite cheer and do-gooding that barely manages anymore to glitter through the crass commercialism, remember that there is always more than having more. Try to make the universe more awesome, pro bono if you can."