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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. (infos)MUF Mastery: Edsger W. Dijkstra
Brief biography with perceptive editorial comments. (infos)
Edsger Dijkstra: RIP
Obituary by Andrew Orlowski, The Register. (infos)
In Pursuit of Simplicity
The manuscripts of Edsger W. Dijkstra. A collection of over thirteen hundred written works. (infos)
Dijkstra, Pioneer of Computer Science, Dies
Obituary by Rupert Goodwins on ZDNet UK. (infos)
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. (infos)