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@dpiponi I think extending the maximum amount of grace to Dijkstra, he was largely writing for (AND ABOUT) the audience of experts in the field at the time. Now, 40 years later, nerds (complimentary) read those words and wrongly try to apply them to modern programmers and they're just...wrong. In the worst case, applying those opinions meant for 1972 in 2026 can be downright toxic.