An algorithm must be seen to be believed. Donald Knuth algorithmbelieve Change image and share on social
I've never been a good estimator of how long things are going to take. Donald Knuth estimatorgoodhave Change image and share on social
Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do. Donald Knuth attitudebeingchange share on social
People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like. Otherwise the programs they write will be pretty weird. Donald Knuth casuallycomputerhardware Change image and share on social
The hardest thing is to go to sleep at night, when there are so many urgent things needing to be done. A huge gap exists between what we know is possible with today's machines and what we have so far been able to finish. Donald Knuth existfinishgap share on social
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. Donald Knuth bewarebugcode Change image and share on social
The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located. Donald Knuth basketcentrallyimportant Change image and share on social
I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science. Donald Knuth algorithmcomputercontribution Change image and share on social
If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy. Donald Knuth optimizeunhappy Change image and share on social
God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue. Donald Knuth challengecontinueexistence Change image and share on social
