Carolina QuotesI find if you're targeting Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X right from the start, your code will probably work anywhere else that you might try it later... Writing code that is cross-platform from the start requires more discipline, but I find it is worth the effort.
Ryan C. Gordon Carolinian
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Quoted in Luboš Doležel, "Interview: Ryan C. Gordon" AbcLinuxu.cz (2011-03-08)
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