> wirth was the greatest remaining apostle of simplicity, correctness, and software built for humans to understand Absolutely! And equally important was his a

> wirth was the greatest remaining apostle of simplicity, correctness, and software built for humans to understand Absolutely! And equally important was his ability to convey/teach CS precisely, concisely and directly in his books/papers. None of them have any fluff nor unnecessary obfuscation in them. These are the models to follow and the ideals to aspire to. As an example see his book Systematic Programming: An Introduction.