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Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: About the use of language: it is impossible About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California. Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: It used to be the program's purpose to It used to be the program's purpose to instruct our computers; it became the computer's purpose to execute our programs. Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger W. Dijkstra: The question of whether a computer can think The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim. Edsger W. Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: The effective exploitation of his powers of abstraction The effective exploitation of his powers of abstraction must be regarded as one of the most vital activities of a competent programmer. Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger W. Dijkstra: Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer. Edsger W. Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Brainpower is by far our scarcest resource. Brainpower is by far our scarcest resource. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: The purpose of abstraction is not to be The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: It is not the task of the University It is not the task of the University to offer what society asks for, but to give what society needs. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: I don't need to waste my time with I don't need to waste my time with a computer just because I am a computer scientist. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Thank goodness we don't have only serious problems, Thank goodness we don't have only serious problems, but ridiculous ones as well. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger W. Dijkstra: The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger W. Dijkstra: Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: The tools we use have a profound and The tools we use have a profound and devious influence on our thinking habits, and therefore on our thinking abilities. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: We must be very careful when we give We must be very careful when we give advice to younger people: sometimes they follow it! — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: In the software business there are many enterprises In the software business there are many enterprises for which it is not clear that science can help them; that science should try is not clear either. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies the ability of identifying shortcomings. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: There should be no such thing as boring There should be no such thing as boring mathematics. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Beauty is our business. Beauty is our business. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Computer science has as much to do with Computer science has as much to do with computers as astronomy has to do with telescopes. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: The problems of the real world are primarily The problems of the real world are primarily those you are left with when you refuse to apply their effective solutions. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Experience does by no means automatically leads to Experience does by no means automatically leads to wisdom and understanding. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Too few people recognize that the high technology Too few people recognize that the high technology so celebrated today is essentially a mathematical technology. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger W. Dijkstra: Program testing can be used to show the Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence! — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger W. Dijkstra: Progress is possible only if we train ourselves Progress is possible only if we train ourselves to think about programs without thinking of them as pieces of executable code. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: The computing scientist's main challenge is not to The computing scientist's main challenge is not to get confused by the complexities of his own making. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Probably I am very naive, but I also Probably I am very naive, but I also think I prefer to remain so, at least for the time being and perhaps for the rest of my life. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: The prisoner falls in love with his chains. The prisoner falls in love with his chains. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon. Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Teaching COBOL ought to be regarded as a Teaching COBOL ought to be regarded as a criminal act. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: A programming language is a tool that has A programming language is a tool that has profound influence on our thinking habits. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: I would therefore like to posit that computing's I would therefore like to posit that computing's central challenge, how not to make a mess of it, has not yet been met. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: If there is one 'scientific' discovery I am If there is one 'scientific' discovery I am proud of, it is the discovery of the habit of writing without publication in mind. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger W. Dijkstra: Simplicity and elegance are unpopular because thy require Simplicity and elegance are unpopular because thy require hard work and discipline to achieve and education to be appreciated. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: The question of whether computers can think is The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: If debugging is the process of removing software If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Much of the excitement we get out of Much of the excitement we get out of our work is that we don't really know what we are doing. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: Mentally mutilated potential programmers beyond hope of regeneration. Mentally mutilated potential programmers beyond hope of regeneration. — Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: PL/1, the fatal disease, belongs more to the PL/1, the fatal disease, belongs more to the problem set than to the solution set. — Edsger Dijkstra