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Edsger Wybe Dijkstra: 1930-2002

Posted by michael on from the goto-end dept.

Order writes "Edsger Wybe Dijkstra, one of the founding fathers of computer science and the author of the famous "Go To Considered Harmful", has died on Aug. 6, 2002 after a long struggle with cancer."

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  1. Re:Let's hope he's Hindu by teetam · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Since he is a good soul, according to Hindu mythology, he might actually escape this infinite loop.

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