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Quote by Yukihiro Matsumoto

“Imagine you are writing an email. You are in front of the computer. You are operating the computer, clicking a mouse and typing on a keyboard, but the message will be sent to a human over the internet. So you are working before the computer, but with a human behind the computer.”

Quote by Yukihiro Matsumoto

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Yukihiro Matsumoto
Yukihiro Matsumoto

Yukihiro Matsumoto, born on April 14, 1965, is a renowned Japanese computer scientist. His most significant contribution is the creation of the Ruby programming language, which is widely appreciated for its simplicity and ease of use. Matsumoto has had a profound impact on the field of software engineering, particularly in web development and application programming. more

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