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Edsger Dijkstra has Died (UPDATED)

Edsger Dijkstra, a profound influence on computer science for the last half century, died on Tuesday of cancer. Several months ago I was preparing for a comprehensive exam in computer science and it seemed like I couldn't read more than a few pages without encountering one of Dijkstra's ideas. Joey deVilla has written a nice memorial piece about Dijkstra, and I recommend it to you.

Update (Friday, August 9, 9:35 AM EST): The NY Times has posted an obituary.

Posted by Songdog on August 8, 2002 11:00 PM |

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