Reliability Quote by Edsger Dijkstra Download Open image “Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.” — Edsger Dijkstra ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Reliability Simplicity Trust
...the only simplicity to be trusted is the simplicity to be found on the far side of complexity. — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
Simplicity takes time, patience & practice. Complexity offers too many excuses for failure — Dean Cavanagh Copy Share Image
Simplicity is simple. Perhaps this sounds redundant. But it's true, and it's important. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
Production speed is severely slowed down if one works with half-time people who have other obligations as well. This is at least a factor… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
The computing scientist's main challenge is not to get confused by the complexities of his own making. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Probably I am very naive, but I also think I prefer to remain so, at least for the time being and perhaps for the… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
In the good old days physicists repeated each other's experiments, just to be sure. Today they stick to FORTRAN, so that they can share… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
The use of anthropomorphic terminology forces you linguistically to adopt an operational view. And it makes it practically impossible to argue about programs independently… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Please don't fall into the trap of believing that I am terribly dogmatical about [the goto statement]. I have the uncomfortable feeling that others… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Several people have told me that my inability to suffer fools gladly is one of my main weaknesses. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call, its immense… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
Wittgenstein's ruler: Unless you have confidence in the ruler's reliability, if you use a ruler to measure a table you may also be using… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“Strong trust is built brick by brick, through honesty, consistency, and showing up even when it’s hard to keep the promise.” — Ayoub Imilouane Copy Share Image
I don't have any issue with trust. I just can't seem to rely on people to do the right thing. — Robin Abdullah Chowdhury Copy Share Image
If writing with a goal - whether it be evangelistic, apologetic, or didactic - implies propaganda, then all recorded history is propaganda. . .… — Paul Copan Copy Share Image
In fact, without a specification of a creature's goals, the very idea of intelligence is meaningless. A toadstool could be given a genius award… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Our reasons for believing Jesus existed and also that He was who He claimed to be - the God who came down - are… — Greg Koukl Copy Share Image
“True respect and trust grow when we honor our words with consistent actions.” — Ayoub Imilouane Copy Share Image
On the whole … archaeological work has unquestionably strengthened confidence in the reliability of the Scriptural record. More than one archaeologist has found his… — Millar Burrows Copy Share Image
Economic systems work better when there's an extreme reliability ethos. And the traditional way to get a reliability ethos, at least in past generations… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“Or, rather, you irritate everyone, Curdle. Because you're so unreliable.' 'I'm not always unreliable, Telorast.” — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
