I mean, if 10 years from now, when you are doing something quick and d…

Edsger Dijkstra
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I mean, if 10 years from now, when you are doing something quick and dirty, you suddenly visualize that I am looking over your shoulders and say to yourself Dijkstra would not have liked this, well, that would be enough immortality for me. ✨ Introducing a course on calculi by Edsger Dijkstra, August 30, 1995.
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