In 1975, Dijkstra wrote that prior exposure to BASIC made teaching good programming practically impossible.

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Location PART 3 - THE THIRD AXIS CHAPTER 15: DEPLOY NOW, PRAY LATER “Fuck it. Let’s Release”

"In 1975, Dijkstra wrote that prior exposure to BASIC made teaching good programming practically impossible."

Dijkstra's original manuscript, dated June 18, 1975, contains his uncompromising condemnation of BASIC's effect on prospective programmers. The document directly establishes the historical quotation against which the author's professional journey is contrasted.

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Source title How do we tell truths that might hurt?

Source authors Edsger W. Dijkstra

Source year 1975

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