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Dijkstra on Haskell and Java (2001)
In 2001, Edsger W. Dijkstra wrote a letter to the Budget Council of The University of Texas. A PDF is available here , I’ve typed it up so that everyone can read it. Sadly, the curriculum was changed to Java . Relatedly, the algorithmic language Scheme was replaced by Python in MIT’s The Structure and Interpretation…
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Programming LanguagesSoftware Engineering2014
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2014 | Dijkstra on Haskell and Java (2001) by prajjwal | 233 | 250 |
| Jan 18, 2015 | Dijkstra on Haskell and Java (2001) by karshan | 142 | 116 |
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