Success Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure. Edsger Dijkstra 31
Future APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection. It is the language of the future for the programming techniques of the past: it creates a new... Edsger Dijkstra 27
Humility The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever... Edsger Dijkstra 28
Computers The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim. Edsger Dijkstra 35
Computers Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra 27
