Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Dijkstra Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post sakurag Posted at 7:32 pm on Aug. 16, 2004 "The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence." "It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration." "Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." "The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim." "I mean, if 10 years from now, when you are doing something quick and dirty, you suddenly visualize that I am looking over your shoulders and say to yourself: 'Dijkstra would not have liked this', well that would be enough immortality for me." "Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California." "Teaching BASIC should be a criminal offense."

Replies ajm51987 Posted at 9:39 pm on Aug. 21, 2004 "It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration." heh heh, well, I guess I'm out! =D squirellplayingtag Posted at 8:50 pm on Aug. 20, 2004 Haha. I like this one. "Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California." All 2 previous replies displayed.