Bram Cohen
Bram Cohen
Bram Cohen is an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peerBitTorrent protocol, as well as the first file sharing program to use the protocol, also known as BitTorrent. He is also the co-founder of CodeCon and organizer of the San Francisco Bay Area P2P-hackers meeting, and was the co-author of Codeville...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
CountryUnited States of America
mature realizing mark
The mark of a mature programmer is willingness to throw out code you spent time on when you realize it's pointless
both ideal leading media platform publishers
BitTorrent will become the ideal platform for both independent publishers and the world's leading media companies.
belief both companies facto ideal leading media platform protocol publishers shares
While BitTorrent already has become the de facto protocol for cooperative distribution on the Internet, DCM shares our belief that BitTorrent will become the ideal platform for both independent publishers and the world's leading media companies alike.
written
Up to now, we'd get a written notification ... Now it will be expedited.
cat bags
With BitTorrent, the cat's out of the bag.
simple python support
My favorite language for maintainability is Python. It has simple, clean syntax, object encapsulation, good library support, and optional named parameters.
giving
Give and ye shall receive.
people want way
The next release of mainline is going to have a lot of the advanced features people want, by the way.
father school class
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.
attitude thinking dresses
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.
arrogant i-can knows
I can come off as pretty arrogant, but it's because I know I'm right.
team accomplished my-own
I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team.
ideas way programming
A good way to have good ideas is by being unoriginal.
technology rights political
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.