A list is only as strong as its weakest link. Donald Knuth linkliststrong 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
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 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
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
I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop - it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics; but I trust my family jewels only to Linux. Donald Knuth carryconnectiondrive 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
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
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
