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Programming 7 Comments November 07, 2008

Difference Between Edsger Dijkstra and Larry Wall

These two posters show the difference between professor Edsger Dijkstra and the author of Perl programming language, Larry Wall.

Edsger Dijkstra, Quick and Dirty
Edsger Dijkstra - Quick and Dirty, I Wouldn't Like It.

Larry Wall, Quick and Dirty
Larry Wall - Quick and Dirty, I'd Hit It.

See also what John McCarthy would say about your code.

Tags: edsger dijkstra, larry wall, perl, poster, quick and dirty
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November 08, 2008, 02:22

http://www.xach.com/img/doing-it-wrong.jpg

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November 08, 2008, 03:45

...but isn't Dijkstra a *greedy* algorithm...?

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November 08, 2008, 11:19

Context is critical. Both of them are correct depending on the context :)

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November 08, 2008, 17:41

Nice one

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November 10, 2008, 23:42

Hey, nice to see one more Latvian blogger is going good out here - I'll keep eye on Your site :)

Sveiciens :)

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Ravi Balgi Permalink
November 12, 2008, 17:31

Hi Varish...you are really helping all by describing the right way to do things
thanks so much...
you are a wonderful person...I have known..truly.

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Ravi Balgi Permalink
November 12, 2008, 18:21

Hi Peter... your blog has indeed helped me learn many things in a veery short time and has made me aware of many things..
thanks so much....

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