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????“我當時受雇從事一項工作，我希望能夠有始有終地完成。我的門卡仍然能打開蘋果（Apple）公司的大門，所以我照舊去公司干活。” ????以上是榮恩?艾維澤講述的一個異乎尋常故事的開頭。故事發生在1993年至1994年間，講述的是艾維澤在蘋果開發圖形計算器的經歷。這款軟件相當有趣。當時史蒂夫?喬布斯尚未重返蘋果，公司還處于困難時期。 ????艾維澤的回憶最初的發表時間是在2004年，但它本周在社交新聞推薦服務Reddit上重獲新生。人們在這個網站上轉發，饒有興味地從中挖掘生動的引語以及程序員智慧的結晶。以下其中的亮點： ????? “因為經理不在，不用開會，所以我們的效率非常高。” ????? “他們哄堂大笑，直到意識到我是認真的。然后他們對我說：‘以后不要再講這個故事了。’” ????? “雖然是陳詞濫調，但在我們這個行業，第一個90%總是很容易達到，第二個90%開始摧殘你的意志，最后要經歷那專注細節的90%，才能打造出一款優秀的產品。” ????? “編程的秘訣不在于你有多聰明，雖然聰明也起作用。也不在于工作有多勤奮或是經驗多么豐富，雖然這些因素也起作用。編程的秘訣在于找到聰明的隊友。” ????? “我們希望在Windows 98里嵌入這個軟件的Windows版本，不過很悲劇，微軟（Microsoft）的安全防護工作非常嚴密。” ????我不打算劇透，提前告訴你蘋果和艾維澤故事的大結局。如果你還沒有看過艾維澤的講述，或是最近沒有看過，請點擊此處閱讀。 ????譯者：項航 |
????"I had been paid to do a job, and I wanted to finish it. My electronic badge still opened Apple's doors, so I just kept showing up." ????So begins the bizarre story Ron Avitzur tells about how he managed to create a lovely piece of software called Graphing Calculator in the Apple (AAPL) of 1993-1994 -- the dark ages before Steve Jobs' return. ????His account was originally published in 2004, but it is enjoying a second life this week on Reddit, where it has been re-posted and pored over for juicy quotes and little bits of programmer wisdom. Among them: ????? "Since that left no managers in the loop, we had no meetings and could be extremely productive." ????? "They laughed, until they realized I was serious. Then they told me, 'Don't repeat this story.'" ????? "It is a cliche in our business that the first 90 percent of the work is easy, the second 90 percent wears you down, and the last 90 percent -- the attention to detail -- makes a good product." ????? "The secret to programming is not intelligence, though of course that helps. It is not hard work or experience, though they help, too. The secret to programming is having smart friends." ????? "We wanted to release a Windows version as part of Windows 98, but sadly, Microsoft has effective building security." ????We won't spoil the ending by telling you what Apple did with Avitzur's program. If you haven't read his version -- or haven't read it lately -- you can get it here. |
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