From: "Michael P. Walsh" <mp_walsh@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: No Go To's Forever!
Date: 2000/03/22
Date: 2000-03-22T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <38D92358.FC44D23E@pacbell.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8bb0j3$auc$1@nnrp1.deja.com
Ted Dennison wrote:
> In article <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003220851480.3555-100000@shell5.ba.best.com>,
> Brian Rogoff <bpr@shell5.ba.best.com> wrote:
> > Dijkstra also wrote that CS students should be kept away from a
> > computer for their first year and focus on pencil and paper proofs (no
> > problem for me, I was a Math major) and he probably didn't like Ada
> > anyways so phooey on him :-)
>
> I don't ever really expect to agree with Dijkstra. But that's because
> Basic was my first language, therefore I am "mentally mutilated beyond
> all hope of saving", or somesuch.
>
> For the record, I think my wife would agreee with him on that point. :-)
>
> --
> T.E.D.
> http://www.telepath.com/~dennison/Ted/TED.html
>
In addition to being a noted computer expert Dijkstra is noted
for his ascerbic remarks and ability to make thought provoking
comments.
Anyone taking some of Dijkstra's words completely literally
is quite likely rising to his bait. In some ways you could call
Dijkstra a "trolling" academic.
Note that I am in no way disparaging Dijkstra's truly great
capabilities as a computer scientist.
Mike Walsh
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Thread overview: 105+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-03-21 0:00 No Go To's Forever! Bill Dale
2000-03-21 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Bill Dale
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Paul Graham
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Michael P. Walsh [this message]
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Michael P. Walsh
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
2000-04-07 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Paul Graham
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Paul Graham
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Roger Barnett
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Michael P. Walsh
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Andrew Berg
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
2000-03-22 0:00 ` No Go To's Forever! (I'm sorry I spoke...) dis90072
2000-03-23 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-03-22 0:00 ` No Go To's Forever! Ken Garlington
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Roger Barnett
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-03-24 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-03-27 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Come From Forever! (was: No Go To's Forever!) Ted Dennison
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-03-24 0:00 ` No Go To's Forever! Marin D. Condic
2000-03-25 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Tim Gahnström
2000-03-21 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-03-22 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Jeff Carter
2000-03-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-03-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-16 0:00 ` Kenneth Almquist
2000-04-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-18 0:00 ` Dale Stanbrough
2000-04-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-18 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-04-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Martin Dowie
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-21 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-04-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-24 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Tim Gahnstr�m
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Pascal Obry
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Roger Barnett
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Roger Barnett
2000-03-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
2000-03-22 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Jeff Carter
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Michael P. Walsh
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
[not found] ` <01bf9436$9c054880$2c5101be@bthomas4663>
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
2000-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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