Quotation by

Edsger Dijkstra

Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Dijkstra means that being elegant—clear, simple, and well-designed—is essential, not just an extra or nice-to-have quality. This quality can determine whether a project or solution works well and achieves its goals or falls short and fails.

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