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Trying to outsmart a compiler defeats much of the purpose of using one.

Brian Kernighan

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Brian Kernighan
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: January 30
Computer Scientist
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City of Toronto
Brian W. Kernighan
Brian Wilson Kernighan
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