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Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

~Edsger Dijkstra

Topics: About Astronomy Computer Computer Science Computers More Science Than

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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.

~Edsger Dijkstra

Topics: Prerequisite Reliability Simplicity

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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.

~Edsger Dijkstra

Topics: Between Decide Elegance Factor Failure Luxury Success

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Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics; the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians.

~Edsger Dijkstra

Topics: Applied Better Branches Difficult Had Mathematicians Mathematics Most Poorer Programming Pure Remain

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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

Topics: Basic Beyond Exposure Good Had Hope Impossible Mentally Potential Practically Prior Programmers Programming Regeneration Students Teach

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Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if that's what it is, that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it.

~Edsger Dijkstra

Topics: Achieve Appreciate Disadvantage Education Elegance Following Found Good Good Education Hard Hard Work Little Needed Reality Why Work

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There should be no such thing as boring mathematics.

~Edsger Dijkstra

Topics: Boring Mathematics Should Thing

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Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.

~Edsger Dijkstra

Topics: Aim Avoiding Brevity Jargon While

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Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence!

~Edsger Dijkstra

Topics: Absence Bugs Never Presence Program Show Testing Used

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The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague.

~Edsger Dijkstra

Topics: Approaches Aware Clever Competent Full Fully He His Humility Like Limited Own Plague Programmer Size Skull Task Therefore Tricks

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Scientist

Born: May 11th, 1930

Died: August 6th, 2002

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