[brundolf]

I've no doubt they have license to do so without damaging their careers. That doesn't make it a good take.

[_u9xp]

Because it makes you uncomfortable? Or because you have reason to believe otherwise?

[brundolf]

Because any subjective assertion this narrow is going to be some amount of wrong.

[dkarl]

Dijkstra was obsessed with mathematical correctness and certainly knew it was pointless to pursue in human language speaking about complex topics. He wanted people to pay attention, and they did. I think it's a testament to the effectiveness of his writing, and proof that it was not merely inflammatory, that people still read him and debate his ideas today, when his ideas have as little mainstream acceptance as they ever had.