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    Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (/ˈdaɪkstrə/ DYKE-strə; Dutch: [ˈɛtsxər ˈʋibə ˈdɛikstra] ; 11 May 1930 – 6 August 2002) was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer...
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    computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra in 1956 and published three years later. The algorithm exists in many variants. Dijkstra's original algorithm found...
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  • gigantic computers, programming has become an equally gigantic problem. — Edsger Dijkstra, The Humble Programmer (EWD340), Communications of the ACM The causes...
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    Semaphore (programming) (category Edsger W. Dijkstra)
    semaphore concept was invented by Dutch computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra in 1962 or 1963, when Dijkstra and his team were developing an operating system for...
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    Considered harmful (category Edsger W. Dijkstra)
    disciplines. Its use in this context originated with a 1968 letter by Edsger Dijkstra published as "Go To Statement Considered Harmful". Considered harmful...
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    Dining philosophers problem (category Edsger W. Dijkstra)
    techniques for resolving them. It was originally formulated in 1965 by Edsger Dijkstra as a student exam exercise, presented in terms of computers competing...
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  • Dijkstra (pronounced [ˈdɛikstrɑ] or [ˈdikstrɑ]) is a Dutch family name of West Frisian origin. It most commonly refers to: Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002)...
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    today as "A picture is worth a thousand words." Computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra once remarked, "A picture may be worth a thousand words, a formula...
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  • concurrently. Pioneers in the field of concurrent computing include Edsger Dijkstra, Per Brinch Hansen, and C.A.R. Hoare. The concept of concurrent computing...
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  • number of states in which it halts. Edsger Dijkstra further developed the nondeterministic global state approach. Dijkstra's model gave rise to a controversy...
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