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UTF-8 chars?! No out of bounds access on arrays?! A skeletal integer type system?! Integer overflow checks in debug mode?! I'm really liking this 😀

Cargo is sick

Seeing how exceptional of a programmer Bill got to be at such an early age is truly eye-opening/humbling. Before even finishing high-school, he had already accumulated countless hours of programming experience, taught programming classes and delivered a complete a business-ready software.

Seeing how extremely privileged Bill was, especially with how important and succcessful a woman his mom was, is truly illuminating. I'm glad he was willing to share his life with this much transparency.

Although Bill Gates’ “ideal” family and privileged upbringing spikes envy, I found the intimate view into the post world-war American family life to be mildly intriguing.

Cold, calculated, ruthlessly rational: Machiavelli offers his wealth of knowledge and uniquely cynical perspective to Lorenzo de' Medici via "The Prince".

What starts off as a thorough analysis on the types of states and how to control them, quickly shifts into an almost cathartic suite of "immoral" guidelines. One might argue that his world view is even more accurate today, than it was 500 years ago.