Ellen Ullman quotes

We build our computers the way we build our cities--over time, without a plan, on top of ruins. (Ellen Ullman)
To listen to Mr. Engelbart that day almost five years ago was to realize that the computer industry, when it started, was not simply about becoming a chief executive or retiring on stock options at 35. It was to remember that real innovation - the stuff that made computers so much more than "crummy factors of production" - comes from mysterious places, wild people, dreamers and tinkerers, and to remember all the skepticism they had to endure. View quote
Ellen Ullman
To be a programmer is to develop a carefully managed relationship with error. There's no getting around it. You either make your accommodations with failure, or the work will become intolerable. View quote
Ellen Ullman
I have a suggestion for Microsoft - no fancy programming required. Just let us users hang out a "Do Not Disturb" sign. Then leave us alone. We're dreaming. View quote
Ellen Ullman