|
How Do We Tell Truths That Might Hurt? - Short, tongue-in-cheek essay by Edsger Dijkstra on old problems in programming, many of which are embarrassingly still with us: criticizes APL, BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, PL/I, natural language programming.
MUF Mastery: Edsger W. Dijkstra - Brief biography with perceptive editorial comments.
Edsger Dijkstra: RIP - Obituary by Andrew Orlowski, The Register.
Edsger W. Dijkstra Papers, 1971-1979 - Burroughs Corporation Records: large, impressive list of articles and reports Dijkstra wrote about all aspects of programming; most written while a research fellow for Burroughs, Netherlands.
Edsger Dijkstra - Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]
|