capable
having the ability, fitness
vital
rival
rival 竞争对手
rivalry 对抗
mainframe
mainframe 主机
mainframes 大型机
decade
a decade ago
modestly
谦虚的、端庄的
committee
precise
brevity
We have tried to retain the brevity of the first edition.
concise
perceptive
Rob Pike gave us perceptive comments on almost every page of draft manuscripts
novcie
Nonetheless, a novice programmer should be able to read along and pick up the language