“Your obligation is that of active participation. You should not act as knowledge-absorbing sponges, but as whetstones on which we can all sharpen our wits” — Edsger W. Dijkstra Copy Share Image
“Your obligation is that of active participation. You should not act as knowledge-absorbing sponges, but as whetstones on which we can all sharpen our… — Edsger W. Dijkstra Copy Share Image
“In a society in which the educational system is used as an instrument for the establishment of a homogenized culture, in which the cream… — Edsger W. Dijkstra Copy Share Image
“By claiming that they can contribute to software engineering, the soft scientists make themselves even more ridiculous. (Not less dangerous, alas!) In spite of… — Edsger W. Dijkstra Copy Share Image
“I think it wise, and only honest, to warn you that my goal is immodest. It is not my purpose to "transfer knowledge" to… — Edsger W. Dijkstra Copy Share Image
“It is not only the violin that shapes the violinist, we are all shaped by the tools we train ourselves to use, and in… — Edsger W. Dijkstra Copy Share Image
