I don't need to waste my time with a computer just because I am a comp…

Edsger Dijkstra
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I don't need to waste my time with a computer just because I am a computer scientist. ✨ Answers to questions from students of Software Engineering. www.cs.utexas.edu. November 28, 2000.
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I don't need to waste my time with a computer just because I am a computer scientist. ✨ Answers to questions from students of Software Engineering. www.cs.utexas.edu. November 28, 2000.

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