“About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes insteadQuote by Edsger DijkstraTopics: Quotes about Edsger DijkstraShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has...#Edsger Dijkstra
Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the...#Edsger Dijkstra
The traditional mathematician recognizes and appreciates mathematical elegance when he sees it. I propose to...#Edsger Dijkstra
I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But...#Edsger Dijkstra
Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California.#Edsger Dijkstra
Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a...#Edsger Dijkstra
