My favorite language for maintainability is Python. It has simple, clean syntax, object encapsulation, good library support, and optional named parameters. Bram Cohen cleanencapsulationfavorite Change image and share on social
Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail. Bram Cohen arenachangeemphasis share on social
My father taught me Basic and rudimentary C, I learned everything else on my own, including studying computational complexity on my own. That's more a function of my age than anything else though - back when I was in school there were hardly any programming classes. Bram Cohen agebackbasic share on social
With BitTorrent, the cat's out of the bag. Bram Cohen bagbittorrentcat Change image and share on social
I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team. Bram Cohen accomplishhavepart Change image and share on social
When I put my mind to it I can be a megalomaniac. Bram Cohen megalomaniacmindput Change image and share on social
The next release of mainline is going to have a lot of the advanced features people want, by the way. Bram Cohen advancefeaturelot Change image and share on social
The mark of a mature programmer is willingness to throw out code you spent time on when you realize it's pointless. Bram Cohen codemarkmature Change image and share on social
You get so tired of having your work die. I just wanted to make something that people would actually use. Bram Cohen diemakepeople Change image and share on social