Yet, I am convinced that there is a need for high quality software, and the time will come when it will be recognized that it is worth investing effort in its development and in using a careful, structured approach based on safe, structured languages.
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But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensible luxury, but a simple necessity.Niklaus Wirth
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My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers.
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Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples.
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