Dijkstra invented shortest path in 20 minutes over a coffee
DanielLockyer · x · 2026-10-20
LinkedIn engineering lead Ryan Peterman shared that Dijkstra came up with his shortest path algorithm in 20 minutes while drinking coffee. The quip in reply: "brb going for a coffee to dream up the next revolutionary algorithm."
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