Dijkstra probably hates me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Torvalds speculates that a prominent computer scientist dislikes him.
- In plain terms
- He thinks Dijkstra dislikes him.
- What can you take from it?
- Technical disagreements can lead to personal rifts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we know where feel about us?
- Does personal dislike matter technically?
Another view
This is a subjective assumption about another person's feelings.
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I can (well, almost) hear you asking yourselves 'why?'. Hurd will be out in a year (or two, or next month, who knows), and I've already got minix.
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