John Backus had some correspondence with Dijkstra that's worth a read:

jonstewart • today at 4:48 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

John Backus had some correspondence with Dijkstra that's worth a read: https://medium.com/@acidflask/this-guys-arrogance-takes-your...

coffeemug • today at 9:40 PM

Incredible letters, thanks for sharing. I wish some of this correspondence was published in physical books. What a joy it would be to read.

fidotron • today at 5:02 PM

There's that immortal Alan Kay line "arrogance in computer science is measured in nano Dijkstras".

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