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Perfection within the week (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And it would still benefit for taking a week to formally define its interface before Linus started coding.

Also, basic is famous for being already fully specified and mostly stolen from other people's work.