The Humble Programmer We shall do a much better programming job, provided that we approach the task with a full appreciation if its tremendous difficulty, provided that we stick to modest and elegant programming languages, provided that we respect the intrinsic limitations of the human mind and approach the task as Very Humble Programmers. CACM October, 1972 Dijkstra, E. W. CA721010 ES March 18, 1982 10:00 AM 249 4 3185 1139 4 3185 438 4 3185 3185 4 3185 3185 4 3185 303 5 3185 2705 5 3185 438 5 3185 3101 5 3185 3185 5 3185 3185 5 3185 3185 5 3185 1908 6 3185 2138 6 3185 2193 6 3185 2438 6 3185 3185 6 3185 3185 6 3185