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Progress is possible only if we train ourselves to think about programs without thinking of them as pieces of executable code.


Edsger Dijkstra

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EDSGER DIJKSTRA Mathematicians are like managers - they want improvement without change.
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EDSGER DIJKSTRA The traditional mathematician recognizes and appreciates mathematical elegance when he sees it. I pr...
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