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> but 'separation of concerns' and 'loose coupling' have been central to every design decision I've made.

I'm guessing no design decision you've made has ever involved assembly language. Bill Gates obviously knows a little bit more than you on this topic.

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I'm not claiming to know more than Bill. To backtrack a bit, there are other concerns more primary than these in certain situations (possibly a lot of situations). However, Bill's comment was not about assembly, it was about what 'great' programmers do. Even still, as skittles pointed out, I might have misinterpreted Bill's statement anyway.

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