"More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason - including blind stupidity."
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Computer scientistsPeople from ChicagoCarnegie Mellon University facultyUniversity of Virginia faculty
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"A Case Against the GOTO," Proceedings of the 25th National ACM Conference, August 1972, pp. 791-97.
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William Wulf
William Allan Wulf (December 8, 1939 – March 10, 2023) was a computer scientist notable for his work in programming languages and compilers.
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