Miguel de Icaza Quotes

I was interested in Java the beginning, but the problem with Java is you do have to switch your platform.

Yes, I definitely believe that it has some good cross-platform properties. Object orientation was one of the techniques I used to make Python platform independent.

When I am starting a new game, I have to program it for the Apple, because I want to get all of the markets.

I think that that multiplatform development is what's on the mind of most high-end PC developers now... this is really the first time in the industry's history that we've had console machines that can handle all that PC developers can deliver.

The single most important thing for any processor is getting adoption by software developers.

Workday is constantly looking into the future and, you know, building applications that stay modern and relevant.

No one can reap the fruit before planting the trees.

The thing I realized about final cut is it's the power of the best cut. I didn't have final cut on 'Prisoners,' but what you saw is the best cut. 'Sicario' is a directors' cut. 'Arrival' is a directors' cut.

At Imgur, we need a solid product that works on various platforms, so we're looking at iOS, Android, front end, back end, and devops.

The challenge is, in terms of a canon like 'X-Men,' it's more like 'Harry Potter' and Hogwarts, or 'Game of Thrones.' It needs time and space to evolve and to bring the reader or viewer in and give them a result that's worth the investment of that time.

I enjoy evangelizing Java. In my heart of hearts, I'm an engineer, and what makes me happy is building something that works and having someone use it. That's cool.

It's something special being able to build a program up.

I cut 'Deer Hunter' myself.

The value that SoftBank saw in us was that we are a technology company in the mobile Internet space.

You have to cultivate diversity for it to work, and I feel the 'Great Comet' didn't take the time to cultivate it. They didn't want to invest in it.

You have to convince those around you that you're worth their time and energy, and that can be really taxing.

When we're building tools, we respect developers' complete creative freedom. It can be used for the development for anything that's legal.

You put a lot of work into something, a lot of time, a lot of sacrifices, and the time you put in, you want the same result from it.

It's always been about shelf life. Long-term parking, not short-term. That's why I take the time that I do when I write.

You see people doing Java-based internal applications all over the place, regular desktop applications that are sort of front-ends to the things in the back, or standalone things.

When I talk about that Apple ecosystem, the ability to get one application to run across those five platforms is very difficult. In the future of Microsoft, using HTML5, IE9 and 10, the scalable OS, the ability to do that gets much, much easier.

In the end, what developers want is a healthy ecosystem to create content and launch it into.

You put in what you get out. If you don't put time into your game, you're not going to get better.

A startup job is an investment, after all: Venture capitalists may wager money, but you're staking something more precious - your time. And unlike VCs, you can't spread your risk by betting on a bunch of companies at once. Start with TAM. That's 'total addressable market,' and if it's not big enough, there's no point in talking.

The thing that the Microsoft folks did a really good job of is the easy-to-use tools for making application-building simple.