8 quotes by Edsger Dijkstra

“Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.” — Edsger Dijkstra

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“Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning.” — Edsger Dijkstra

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“An exceptionally good mastery of one’s native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.” — Edsger Dijkstra

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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

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“Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.” — Edsger Dijkstra

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“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.” — Edsger Dijkstra

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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

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“Si debugger, c’est supprimer des bugs, alors programmer ne peut être que les ajouter ” — Edsger Dijkstra

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