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Possible Quotes by Edsger Dijkstra
- Progress is possible only if we train ourselves to think about programs without thinking of them as pieces of executable code.
- ...our intellectual powers are rather geared to master static relations and that our powers to visualize processes evolving in time are relatively poorly developed. For…
- We are all shaped by the tools we use, in particular: the formalisms we use shape our thinking habits, for better or for worse, and…
- Raise your quality standards as high as you can live with, avoid wasting your time on routine problems, and always try to work as closely…
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