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We've been using C and C++ way too much - they're nice, but they're very close to the machine and what we wanted was to empower regular users to build applications for Linux.

Miguel de Icaza

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Miguel de Icaza
Age: 51
Born: 1972
Born: November 23
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Mexico City
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