At 21:01 -0600 on 01/24/2016, Joel C. Ewing wrote about Re: the Queen
of Coding - Adm. Grace Hoper:
I can't remember the exact way she worded it, but the other memorable
bit of wisdom was that she had successfully managed to accomplish so
much, despite government and military proclivity for red tape and
inertia, by learning that when something new needed to be done it was
much more effective (especially as a women in a male environment) to
just do it and apologize later for her "oversight" of not getting prior
permission, rather than make a vain attempt to ask for permission in
advance.
IOW: It is better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
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