The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders | Krzysztof Apt

Little known outside his field, Edsger Wybe Dijkstra was a highly influential and often controversial figure in the history of computer science. Krzysztof Apt writes a tribute to his colleague, a pioneer and a genius whose work shaped the field like few others.

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