William Wulf

William Allan Wulf (December 8, 1939 – March 10, 2023) was a computer scientist notable for his work in programming languages and compilers.

Quotes

 * More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason - including blind stupidity.
 * "A Case Against the GOTO," Proceedings of the 25th National ACM Conference, August 1972, pp. 791-97.