3 stories tagged edsger-dijkstra, newest first.
346 points by xiaoyu2006 | 246 comments
Transcription of Edsger Dijkstra's 1978 essay EWD 667 arguing that programming in natural language is misguided and formal symbolism is a privilege.
390 points by nimbleplum40 | 236 comments
Transcription of Edsger Dijkstra's manuscript EWD 667 arguing that programming in natural language is foolish and that formal symbolism is essential.
342 points by throwup238 | 195 comments
Inference Review essay by Krzysztof Apt profiling the life and contributions of computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra.