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Edsger W. Dijkstra: a Commemoration

Krzysztof R. Apt, Tony Hoare

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This article is a multiauthored portrait of Edsger Wybe Dijkstra that consists of testimonials written by several friends, colleagues, and students of his. It provides unique insights into his personality, working style and habits, and his influence on other computer scientists, as a researcher, teacher, and mentor.

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55 pages; originally appeared in E. W. Dijkstra Archive, https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/
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  1. Edsger Dijkstra carried computer science on his shoulders (2020) 1 comment

    • There are more anecdotes about Dijkstra in this collection of testimonials written by his friends, colleagues, and students: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.03392. These are some of my favorites: From Tony Hoare: They removed recursion from Algol 60, on the grounds of its alleged…

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