I have a degree in computer science, and I used to work as a computer programmer. My hero in that field was Prof. Dr. Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930-2002), who once gave these
Answers to questions from students of Software Engineering:
- "Gadgets are not necessarily an improvement, vide the succession Blackboard -> Overhead Projector -> PowerPoint."
- "And I don't need to waste my time with a computer just because I am a computer scientist. [Medical researchers are not required to suffer from the diseases they investigate.]"
Edsger W. Dijkstra
