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Edsger W. Dijkstra

20th Century

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Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930-2002) was a Dutch computer scientist who championed programming as a rigorous mathematical discipline. He advocated for structured programming, formal verification, and the pursuit of elegance and intellectual honesty in software development, profoundly shaping the field's theoretical foundations.

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Go To Statement Considered Harmful
A Discipline of Programming
Selected Writings on Computing: A Personal Perspective
The structure of the 'THE' multiprogramming system
The Cruelty of the Programmer

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