Bram Cohen Quotations

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

My favorite language for maintainability is Python. It has simple, clean syntax, object encapsulation, good library support, and optional named parameters.

Give and ye shall receive.

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

My father taught me Basic and rudimentary C, I learned everything else on my own, including studying computational complexity on my own. That's more a function of my age than anything else though - back when I was in school there were hardly any programming classes.

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. I don't know if that's an Asperger's thing or not, I think it's just being reasonable.

I can come off as pretty arrogant, but it's because I know I'm right.

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

A good way to have good ideas is by being unoriginal.

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, to purchase and use recreational drugs, to enjoy and purchase so-called 'vices', to be free of intruders, and to privacy.