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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
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In message <alpine.DEB.2.00.1105151501220.12373@urchin.earth.li>, Tom 
Anderson wrote:

> Basically, Dijkstra was a brilliant guy, but a bit of a bastard.

He was right about gotos being harmful, but I’m still not sure I understand 
his remark that “computer science is no more about computers than astronomy 
is about telescopes”.