Re: Quiz Question of the Day 20040718

From: Phil (theccie@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Jul 19 2004 - 15:44:09 GMT-3


http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/UTCS/notices/dijkstra/ewdobit.html

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:22:14 -0400, Tom Martin <tig@wiltecinc.com> wrote:
> He invented the concept of the semaphore, helped code the first Algol 60 compiler, and was an advocate of removing the GOTO command from programming. He died Aug. 6, 2002. A sad day for programmers everywhere...
>
> Oh yeah, there's that *other* thing he's known for. :)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Kenneth Wygand
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:50 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Quiz Question of the Day 20040718
>
> Here is your quiz question of the day...
>
> Who was Edsger Wybe Dijkstra and what was he known for?
>
> No need to respond back, since I'm sure almost everyone on this list
> knows who he is... :-)
>
> Kenneth E. Wygand
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