On Dec 3, 2020, at 12:50 AM, Lucio De Re <lucio.dere@gmail.com> wrote:

ewd498 - should suffice for a search.
cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/index00xx.html seems an interesting place to look.

And I may have paraphrased Dijkstra more strongly than he would have
intended, but I'm sure he'll forgive me.

Lucio.

On 12/3/20, Mart Zirnask <martzirnask@gmail.com> wrote:

PS: I concur with the late Dijkstra that the programming language(s)
you learn shape(s) your ability to construct abstractions in your
mind. We're kind of safe for as long as C remains the base language
for development. All bets are off when Objective C takes over.

Would you mind posting a link to the manuscript/transcript of the
essay where he discusses this?

Thanks,
Mart

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