THE VIDEO SHELF · edsger dijkstra
Edsger W. Dijkstra on Dutch TV
A 2001 VPRO Noorderlicht documentary episode, filmed in Austin in 2000, visiting Edsger Dijkstra and his views on thinking as a discipline. It is in Dutch with English subtitles.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a short documentary that shows the human side of Dijkstra.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Yin Wang
- Topic
- edsger dijkstra
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2020
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Not directly related, but here’s a short documentary on his life and career (Dutch spoken, English subtitles): [VIDEO]
wsc981 on Hacker News · 2018-05
In A Short Introduction to the Art of Programming (1971) [pdf]Perhaps not completely related to this topic, but interesting nonetheless, a small picture into Dijkstra's life from Dutch tv (subtitled in English): [VIDEO]
wsc981 on Hacker News · 2019-01
In A Bridge Too Far: E.W. Dijkstra and LogicGood read. For anyone interested in seeing the human side of Dijkstra, I recommend this documentary: [VIDEO] When I watched it I was both studying Computer Science and learning Dutch, so it was twice as interesting. The version I linked provides English subtitles.
jamez on Hacker News · 2020-10
In Edsger Dijkstra – The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders
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