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Wow, he has interesting handwriting.

Yep, you can even get it as a font.[1]

[1] http://www.fontpalace.com/font-details/Dijkstra/

Dijkstra's work is definitely an inspiration. The only thing I disagree with his views is that using analogies and metaphors in programming is always bad.

Thank you very much for sharing this.

Edit: It always feels as if Dijkstra had been a true 50/50 growth/scarcity mindset kind of guy, in any case it's a very worthwhile read I think so I've re-shared your article over here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=10837146

> 50/50 growth/scarcity What exactly do you mean by this, how does Dijkstra represent it and where can I learn more?