When we had no computers, we had no programming problem either. When we had a few computers, we had a mild programming problem. Confronted with machines a million times as powerful, we are faced with a gigantic programming problem.

Dijkstra (1986) Visuals for BP's Venture Research Conference (EWD 963).

E.W. Dijkstra Archive: Visuals for BP's Venture Research Conference[cs.utexas.edu]