"Far from us, Sire, the dangerous novelty of thinking"

"When King Ferdinand visited the conservative University of Cervera, the Rector proudly reassured the monarch with the words :
"Far from us, Sire, the dangerous novelty of thinking"
E. Dijkstra in A Debate On Teaching Computer Science, CACM, December 1989, Volume 32, Number 12


"So, if I look my foofy cristal ball at the future of computing science education, I overwhelmingly see the depressing picture of 'business as usual'. The university will continue to lack the courage to teach hard science ; they will continue to misguide the students and each next stage of infantilization of the curriculum will be hailed as educational progress."

E. Dijkstra in A Debate On Teaching Computer Science, CACM, December 1989, Volume 32, Number 12