Edsger Dijkstra: I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection.

I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection.

-- Edsger Dijkstra


		Name: Edsger Dijkstra Type: Scientist Nationality: Dutch Birth: May 11, 1930 Death: August 6, 2002

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