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Edsger Dijkstra Quotes
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 generation of coding bums.
Edsger Dijkstra

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Category:
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Date of Birth:
May 11, 1930
Date of Death:
August 6, 2002
Nationality:
Dutch
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