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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Computer_Scientist
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Amsterdam
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Nyenrode_Business_University_Honorary_Doctorate
gptkb:Turing_Award
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gptkbp:born
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May 11, 1930
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gptkbp:children
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two
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:C_programming_language
formal verification
theoretical computer science
distributed computing
operating systems
computational complexity
graph theory
software development methodologies
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gptkbp:died
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August 6, 2002
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gptkbp:employees
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gptkb:CWI_Amsterdam
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkb:Eindhoven_University_of_Technology
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" The question of whether machines can think is about as relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim."
" Simplicity is a prerequisite for reliability."
" If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in."
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:computer_science
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Edsger W. Dijkstra
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gptkbp:influenced
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algorithm design
computer programming
software engineering
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Eugene_W._Myers
gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkb:Niklaus_Wirth
gptkb:Donald_Knuth
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gptkbp:known_for
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Dijkstra's algorithm
structured programming
the concept of a semaphore
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Dutch
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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gptkb:Dijkstra's_shortest_path_algorithm
the concept of structured programming
the Dijkstra semaphore
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Eindhoven
gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkb:Austin,_Texas
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Frances_Dijkstra
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Turing_Award
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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