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Douglas McIlroy Quotes: As a programmer, it is your job to put yourself out of business. What you do today can be automated tomorrow.
         

As a programmer, it is your job to put yourself out of business. What you do today can be automated tomorrow.


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Keep it simple, make it general, and make it intelligible.

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