and Edsger spake, thus:

BillWoodruff

Quote:

Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. -Edsger W. Dijkstra, computer scientist (11 May 1930-2002)

While many of us may immediately think of the "goto considered harmful" meme hearing his name, his boundary-crossing contributions to the evolution of modern programming as a discipline, and to many key aspects of algorithms, distributed computing, etc. are remarkable. Happy Birthday, Edsger :rose: My favorite story about him is his invention of his shortest-path algorithm in twenty minutes while having coffee with his fiancée ... without paper and pencil.

«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali

pkfox

Yes he was a special chap

"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Caslen

'Special' is the word I use to describe most of the software engineers I work with...

W Balboos GHB

Caslen wrote:

'Special' is the word I use to describe most of the software engineers I work with...

My Mrs., a teacher, was certified for "Special Education" - is that what you mean?

Ravings en masse^

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

pkfox

No , I meant special as in gifted and intelligent

"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Vikram A Punathambekar

"The use of C X| B X| L cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence." - Edsger Dijkstra.

Cheers, Vikram.

dandy72

I suppose that depends...who has she been teaching to?

Lost User

BillWoodruff wrote:

his invention of his shortest-path algorithm in twenty minutes while having coffee with his fiancée

Current "she" would not approve. :suss:

Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.