The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders

Re:The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders by vanderZwan on Friday January 26, 2024 @06:18AM (#39141367)

I didn't know the last one. That explains why Alan Kay spent a few minutes of one of his OOPSLA talks roasting Dijkstra[0]

"I don't know how many of you have ever met Dijkstra, but you probably know that arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras"

Which, I dunno, feels kind of funny coming from him of all people.

https://youtu.be/oKg1hTOQXoY?t=342

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Re:The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders by baruchel on Friday January 26, 2024 @07:24AM (#39141864)

See https://medium.com/@acidflask/this-guys-arrogance-takes-your...

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Re:The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders by cafard on Friday January 26, 2024 @12:38PM (#39145335)

Would Dijkstra have tolerated the expression "amour-propre" better than "ego"?

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Re:The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders by eszed on Friday January 26, 2024 @01:19PM (#39145917)

Thanks for posting this. I really enjoyed reading it. It'd be worth a top-level post (hint) - there's lots in it to discuss without side-tracking this thread.

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Re:The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders by norir on Friday January 26, 2024 @11:39AM (#39144610)

Judge not, lest ye be judged.

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