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Dijkstra's Manuscripts Available Online

Posted by timothy on from the read-only dept.

Bodrius writes "Salon has a short but interesting article called GOTO considered joyful, about E. W. Dijkstra's manuscripts, as published by the University of Texas, and their bloggish nature. I'm not sure if the blog analogy is that accurate, but the articles are a must read for computer scientists and geeks in general." (Annoying but free click-through system for non-subscribers.)

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  1. Re:Never heard of him by grennis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I used your troll generator for my "Goto is Dying" post. Do you like it?

  2. Re:Subscription not necessary by no+reason+to+be+here · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    In most civilized countries of which I know, fraud (i.e., falsifying information to get access to goods and/or services to which one is not normally entitled) is illegal.

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  3. I can�t see by CompWerks · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    the forest for the trees

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  4. Re:LINUX Open Source Slashdot are RACISTS by turgid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And that wasn't "offtopic" either.

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  5. Re:Subject by aardvarkjoe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    1. Assume Microsoft to be Evil

    2. Assume Linux to be the alternative

    3. ???

    4. Proof!

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