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Thanks for posting Dijkstra answer. I had read it a lot of time ago and was going to post it myself. Even keeping in mind that it was written with tongue in ch
by langarto 11y ago
Thanks for posting Dijkstra answer. I had read it a lot of time ago and was going to post it myself.
Even keeping in mind that it was written with tongue in cheek, Mr Dijkstra does sound like a bit of a jerk in this paper. Also, I think that this response actually validates Rubin's thesis: Dijkstra points to a number of bugs in the second and third versions of the program (i.e., those without GOTO), proving that the GOTO-less version is not only shorter, but easier to get right.
- nickpsecurity 11y agoHe is a jerk. That was consistent in much of what I read. Very elitist.