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14 quotes by Bram Cohen

Bram Cohen (born October 12, 1975) is an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peer (P2P) BitTorrent protocol, as well as the first file sharing program to use the protocol, also known as BitTorrent. He is also the co-founder of CodeCon, organizer of the San Francisco Bay Area P2P-hackers meeting, and was the co-author of Codeville.
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The mark of a mature programmer is willingness to throw out code you spent time on when you realize it's pointless.

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In terms of work I've always had a Bad Attitude in that I won't work anywhere which requires me to work strict hours or follow a dress code.... →

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I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information and technology... →

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You get so tired of having your work die. I just wanted to make something that people would actually use.

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It's always hard to predict what's coming up next. My main guess is that content creators will increasingly start using BitTorrent to... →

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The next release of mainline is going to have a lot of the advanced features people want, by the way.

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I can come off as pretty arrogant, but it's because I know I'm right. I'm very, very good at writing protocols. I've accomplished... →

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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... →

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Give and ye shall receive.

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I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team.

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When I put my mind to it I can be a megalomaniac.

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With BitTorrent, the cat's out of the bag.

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My father taught me Basic and rudimentary C, I learned everything else on my own, including studying computational complexity on my own. That's... →

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