Nathan Myhrvold Quotes

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.

All software sucks.

A key feature of the digital age is that technology changes incessantly to sate user demands

We obviously try to be in tune with what our users want.

I am saddened, not by Microsoft's success — I have no problem with their success. They've earned their success, for the most part. I have a problem with the fact that they just make really third-rate products.

I think that building any product that has a lot of user loyalty is a bit like making a sequel to a great movie or video game - people generally want 'more of the same thing, except better and different.'

The fundamental truth for developers is they will build if there are users.

I kind of 'code-sketch,' where I get started with a project by actually writing the code for it and getting something up on the screen. Then I play around with it and see if it's any fun and change the parts that aren't.

I used to be a computer engineer, and I can make really good code, and we can make systems that work really well, and we can make the application a great experience, but when you have to translate bits to atoms, you need folks who are used to working with city governments, with state governments, and so I like to say we're in a political campaign.

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.

I'm a designer, but I rely on programmers to bring my ideas to life. By learning to code myself, I think I can make things easier for all of us. Similarly, I want to be able to build things on my own without having to bother a programmer.

Our users have a relationship with our brand and are demanding more and more Bumble content, and we're committed to delivering that content with a team that's as talented as they are passionate about our mission.

Being right is important. Too many great teams march off saying, 'If we build it, they will come,' and then never are able to change the idea towards something that people really want.

I would never be able to work on a photo-sharing app or 'Internet startup XYZ.'

My heart has always been in programming and marketing.

I think all of the great developers start not with the intent to make money, but with the intent to make something fun that's in their passion zone.

Software eventually and necessarily gained the same respect as any other discipline.

Ultimately, you have to provide value to the user.

If a whole bunch of users want a specific feature, and we think that feature is pretty cool, too, that that's just what we'll do.

In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need.

The finest pieces of software are those where one individual has a complete sense of exactly how the program works. To have that, you have to really love the program and concentrate on keeping it simple, to an incredible degree.

Listening, Testing, Coding, Designing. That's all there is to software. Anyone who tells you different is selling something.

Press releases are easier to write than code, and that is still easier than making a great product.

There's no such thing as a simple cache bug.

Such is modern computing: everything simple is made too complicated because it's easy to fiddle with; everything complicated stays complicated because it's hard to fix.