Dijkstra's EWDs (Edsger W. Dijkstra's notes) were informal papers he would write when he had an idea and send out to colleagues and mentees—a network-based mode of knowledge sharing predating email.
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Leslie LamportEvidence Quote
“Dyster used to had the things they're called EWDs his initials. little papers, things that when he he thought of something, had some idea, he would write it down and send it out to people.”
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Turing Award Winner: Thinking Clearly, Paxos vs Raft, Working With Dijkstra | Leslie Lamport— Ryan PetermanCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:17:50 PM
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