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
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
A list is only as strong as its weakest link. Donald Knuth linkliststrong Change image and share on social
I'm obsessively detail-oriented. Donald Knuth detailobsessivelyorient Change image and share on social
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
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
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
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
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
