Context very much matters here, too. Not only was it Dijkstra’s particular vitriolic way of expressing himself, as another commenter noted, you have to keep in

Context very much matters here, too. Not only was it Dijkstra’s particular vitriolic way of expressing himself, as another commenter noted, you have to keep in mind this was written 20 years ago by a man born in 1930 who was then almost 70. Admiral Hopper was dead by then, but, had she still been living, I personally think she might have gotten a laugh out of it.