Famous quote by Edsger Dijkstra

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Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if thats what it i
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"Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if that's what it is, that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it"

- Edsger Dijkstra

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This quote by Edsger Dijkstra speaks with the idea that style in design and also engineering is commonly overlooked and underappreciated. He recommends that the factor for this is that style calls for hard work and a great education to understand as well as appreciate it. He suggests that the absence of admiration for sophistication is due to the reality that it is hard to accomplish as well as needs a specific level of understanding to understand. This quote talks with the concept that beauty is typically undervalued which it takes a specific level of devotion and also education and learning to understand and also value it. It additionally suggests that the lack of gratitude for elegance results from the reality that it is difficult to accomplish and calls for a certain degree of knowledge to recognize. Eventually, this quote speaks with the concept that style is often ignored as well as underappreciated, and that it takes a specific level of devotion and also education and learning to understand as well as appreciate it.

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Netherland Flag This quote is written / told by Edsger Dijkstra between May 11, 1930 and August 6, 2002. He was a famous Scientist from Netherland. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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