4 Quotes & Sayings By Edsger W Dijkstra

Born in the Netherlands, Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002) became one of the most influential computer scientists of the 20th century. He is best known for his work on language, logic, and computing (e.g., the Go To Statement), but has also made important contributions to several other areas, including program development, concurrency control, and communication protocols. Dijkstra's most famous quote is his aphorism "A program should never be written to satisfy an external specification; rather it should satisfy the internal demands of its own design" (often misattributed to Alan Turing).

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Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better. Edsger W. Dijkstra
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. Edsger W. Dijkstra
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I mean, if 10 years from now, when you are doing something quick and dirty, you suddenly visualize that I am looking over your shoulders and say to yourself "Dijkstra would not have liked this", well, that would be enough immortality for me. Edsger W. Dijkstra