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
People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on eachother, like a wall of mini stones. Donald Knuth actualartbuild Change image and share on social
In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what really advances the field. Donald Knuth advancecomputerfact Change image and share on social
Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do. Donald Knuth artcomputerexplain 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
Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it. Donald Knuth beautyeverydayguess Change image and share on social
The manuals we got from IBM would show examples of programs and I knew I could do a heck of a lot better than that. So I thought I might have some talent. Donald Knuth exampleheckibm Change image and share on social
The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language. Donald Knuth goodimportantinvent share on social
A list is only as strong as its weakest link. Donald Knuth linkliststrong Change image and share on social
My general working style is to write everything first with pencil and paper, sitting beside a big wastebasket. Then I use Emacs to enter the text into my machine. Donald Knuth bigemacsenter Change image and share on social
