Edsger W. Dijkstra on Dutch TV

Why it was recommended

For anyone interested in seeing the human side of Dijkstra, I recommend this documentary

Recommendationjamez · Original2020-10

What it covers

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. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Yin Wang

Length

24 min 5 sec

Year

2014

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