“The traditional mathematician recognizes and appreciates mathematical elegance when he sees it. I propose to go one step further, and to consider elegance an essential ingredient of mathematics: if it is clumsy, it is not mathematics.Quote by Edsger DijkstraTopics: Quotes about Edsger DijkstraShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding...#Edsger Dijkstra
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I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But...#Edsger Dijkstra
The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies the ability of identifying shortcomings.#Edsger Dijkstra
