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Most software today is very much like an Egyptian pyramid with millions of bricks piled on top of each other, with no structural integrity, but just done by brute force and thousands of slaves.

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

However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least as difficult to write software that is safe - that is, software that behaves reasonably under adverse conditions.

I want to see us remain convinced that software matters in the future.

I felt there was a need for us to build a new programming language. I also had come to see that Microsoft functions best when it controls its own destiny.

Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more interesting.

We're systems software people ourselves. We wanted a language to make our lives better.

Corporations have been killing the risk-taking and exploration that makes software great. They have tried to rip the soul out of development.

The critical thing in developing software is not the program, it's the design. It is translating understanding of user needs into something that can be realized as a computer program.

The long and short of it is, we need more rigor in all kinds of programs.