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Edsger Dijkstra
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Edsger Dijkstra
Age: 72 †
Born: 1930
Born: May 11
Died: 2002
Died: August 5
Computer Scientist
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Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Dijkstra
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E.W. Dijkstra
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The effective exploitation of his powers of abstraction must be regarded as one of the most vital activities of a competent programmer.
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The use of COBOL cripples the mind its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.
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Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding.
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Industry suffers from the managerial dogma that for the sake of stability and continuity, the company should be independent of the competence of individual employees.
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Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.
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The prisoner falls in love with his chains.
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APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection.
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