Edsger Dijkstra

“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”

“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', we...”

“Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding.”