Alan Kay on Arrogance in Computer Science and Nano-Dijkstras

„I don't know how many of you have ever met Dijkstra, but you probably know that arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras.“

Alan KayAlan Kay humorously comments on arrogance in computer science, referring to Dijkstra and the curious unit of measurement called nano-Dijkstras.
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Alan Kay is an American computer scientist and a pioneer of object-oriented programming and graphical user interfaces.

In this pointed quote, Alan Kay combines computer science history with humorous criticism of academic arrogance.


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Alan Kay quote about arrogance in computer science and nano-Dijkstras

Alan Kay (born in 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American computer scientist. He is regarded as a pioneer of object-oriented programming, the Smalltalk programming language, and graphical user interface design. With the Dynabook concept, he also developed an early precursor to modern laptops, tablet computers, and e-books.

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"One of the biggest problems with college degrees is they've made a lot of people think they are much smarter than they truly are. This arrogance and smugness makes them dumber because they think they're too smart to receive new information from anybody with fewer 'credentials'." ZUBY
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