Grady Booch

@booch.com

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scientist, storyteller, philosopher

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Grady Booch is an American software engineer, best known for developing the Unified Modeling Language (UML) with Ivar Jacobson and James Rumbaugh. He is recognized internationally for his innovative work in software architecture, software engineering, and collaborative development environments. .. more

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Grady Booch @booch.com · Nov 18

The story of computing is the story of humanity: this is a story of ambition, invention, creativity, vision, avarice, power, and serendipity, powered by a refusal to accept the limits of our bodies and our minds.

Grady Booch @booch.com · 5h

“In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours.”
— Malcolm Gladwell

Ten thousand prompts and I’ll be rich.
— Every feckless AI techbro

Reposted by Joanna Bryson

Grady Booch @booch.com · 1d

Wishing does not make it so.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Launching the Genesis Mission

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.

www.whitehouse.gov

Grady Booch @booch.com · 2d

In the early days of DOGE I spoke to developers Musk had parachuted into the IRS and the FAA, each telling me they expected to rewrite the core software of both agencies within a year or two.

It would be amusing to speak to them again.

The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

DOGE is no more, and in its wake, only chaos

After Musk was chased out of DC, a power vacuum at the head of DOGE caused chaos and ultimately led to its dissolution.

buff.ly

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The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

DOGE is no more, and in its wake, only chaos

After Musk was chased out of DC, a power vacuum at the head of DOGE caused chaos and ultimately led to its dissolution.

buff.ly

Grady Booch @booch.com · 15d

The story of computing is shaped by the concepts of computational thinking, was forged in the fires of conflict and commerce, and even now is the loom that weaves and is itself woven by the tapestry of our human experience.