On Friday 05 March 2004 03:35, Noel J. Bergman wrote: > "I knew that programs could have a compelling and deep logical beauty, > on the other hand I was forced to admit that most programs are > presented in a way fit for mechanical execution, but even if of any > beauty at all, totally unfit for human appreciation." > > -- Edsger W. Dijkstra > "a discipline of programming", 1976
Deep stuff for its time indeed, especially considering what was considered "great achievements" of its time. My interpretation of the above, is that some here can appreciate the beauty of apparent internal complexity, built out of simplicity, yet creating simplicity. (Compare; Julia & Mandelbrot algorithms) -- +---------//-------------------+ | http://www.bali.ac | | http://niclas.hedhman.org | +------//----------------------+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
