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Did Dijkstra have anything nice to say about anything?

• Rochus 1y ago
  Dijkstra showed particular appreciation for Haskell (see http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/OtherDocs/To%20the%20Budget%20Council%20concerning%20Haskell.pdf http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/OtherDocs/To%20the%20Budg...).
  • bazoom42 1y ago
    Hilariously he begins the petition by disparaging the university, the city, and the entire state. I wonder how well that went?
    • Rochus 1y ago
      He definitely knew how to make friends.
  • hello_computer 1y ago
    His magician archetype was out-of-control, but at least he had taste.
  • toolslive 1y ago
    > Haskell, though not perfect, is of a quality that is several orders of magnitude higher than Java. I'm pretty sure he would assess Python a few orders of magnitude lower than Java. Probably warranting the need for a log scale for the quality of programming languages.
    • bazoom42 1y ago
      Why do you think so?
      • toolslive 1y ago
        for one: Java has a specification. Python does not.