Edsger W. Dijkstra Quote

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.


How do we tell truths that might hurt? (1975)


It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are...

It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are...

It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are...

It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are...