Dijkstra
- You must not give the world what it asks for, but what it needs.
- Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one’s native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.
- Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
- Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics; the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians.
Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930 – 2002) was a Dutch Computer Scientist, invented the concept of “structured programming”.
