Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure. -Edsger Dijkstra Success
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. -Edsger Dijkstra Computers
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. -Edsger Dijkstra Science
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 Hope
The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim. -Edsger Dijkstra Computers
Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure. -Edsger Dijkstra Failure