Quotes by Daniel J. Bernstein

About Daniel J. Bernstein:

Daniel Julius Bernstein is a mathematician, cryptologist, programmer, and professor of mathematics and computer science at the Eindhoven University of Technology and research professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of the computer software programs qmail, publicfile, and djbdns.
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I have discovered that there are two types of command interfaces in the world of computing: good interfaces and user interfaces.

Daniel J. Bernstein

I thank God for not making me a computer scientist.

Daniel J. Bernstein

Just because it's automatic doesn't mean it works.

Daniel J. Bernstein

In general, the Internet was not designed to accommodate deliberate failures to communicate.

Daniel J. Bernstein

The average user doesn't give a damn what happens, as long as (1) it works and (2) it's fast.

Daniel J. Bernstein

From a security perspective, if you're connected, you're screwed.

Daniel J. Bernstein

I'm an academic. It's publish or perish.

Daniel J. Bernstein

I do engineering, not religion.

Daniel J. Bernstein

I won't be satisfied until I've put the entire security industry out of work.

Daniel J. Bernstein

The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work.

Daniel J. Bernstein

Author Bio

  • NameDaniel J. Bernstein
  • DescriptionAmerican mathematician, cryptologist and programmer
  • AliasesDaniel Julius Bernstein; Daniel Bernstein; Dan Bernstein; Dan J. Bernstein; D. J. Bernstein; djb
  • BornOctober 29, 1971
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionMathematician; Cryptologist; Programmer