“Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.”
— Edsger Dijkstra
Author: Edsger Dijkstra
Category: computers
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It is practically impossible to teach good
“It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration.”
— Edsger Dijkstra
Author: Edsger Dijkstra
Category: good
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Computer science is no more about computers
“Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.”
— Edsger Dijkstra
Author: Edsger Dijkstra
Category: science
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It is practically impossible to teach good
“It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration.”
— Edsger Dijkstra
Author: Edsger Dijkstra
Category: hope
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but
“Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.”
— Edsger Dijkstra
Author: Edsger Dijkstra
Category: failure
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but
“Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.”
— Edsger Dijkstra
Author: Edsger Dijkstra
Category: success
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The question of whether a computer can
“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”
— Edsger Dijkstra
Author: Edsger Dijkstra
Category: computers
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Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as
“Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning.”
— Edsger Dijkstra
Author: Edsger Dijkstra
Category: learning
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