Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Dutch mathematician and computer scientist
Lived from: 1930 - 2002
Category: Scientists Country: 
Netherlands
Born: 11 may 1930 Died: 6 august 2002
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Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence.
Source: Notes on structured programming (1970)― Edsger Wybe Dijkstra -
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
Source: How do we tell truths that might hurt? (1975)― Edsger Wybe Dijkstra -
Thank goodness we don't have only serious problems, but ridiculous ones as well.
Source: Selected Writings on Computing (1982) p. 101― Edsger Wybe Dijkstra -
The question of whether machines can think is about as relevant as the question of whether Submarines can swim.
Source: The threats to computing science (1984)― Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
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