Comment on Dijkstra's Crisis: The End of Algol and Beginning of Software Engineering (2010) [pdf]parentComments−shrubble6moAlan Kay famously said:"I don't know how many of you have ever met Dijkstra, but you probably know that arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras."−EvanAnderson6moAlways worth pointing out what Alan Kay said about this quote on HN when it comes up: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11796926−aidenn06moThanks for linking! His description of Dijkstra in that comment reminds me a lot of my few interactions with Doug Comer.
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Alan Kay famously said:
"I don't know how many of you have ever met Dijkstra, but you probably know that arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras."
Always worth pointing out what Alan Kay said about this quote on HN when it comes up: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11796926
Thanks for linking! His description of Dijkstra in that comment reminds me a lot of my few interactions with Doug Comer.