"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it."
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About Brian Kernighan
Brian Kernighan is a Canadian computer scientist known for his contributions to the development of the C programming language and to the UNIX operating system. He worked at Bell Labs alongside Dennis Ritchie, where they created C and participated in the design of UNIX, revolutionizing software development. Kernighan is also an accomplished author and co-authored the influential book 'The C Programming Language' which remains a valuable resource for programmers worldwide.
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