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When I see articles like this that show a deep understanding on the present state and the future of programming, it makes me sad. Because if these kinds of ide
by cool-RR 17y ago
When I see articles like this that show a deep understanding on the present state and the future of programming, it makes me sad.
Because if these kinds of ideas were articulated 35 years ago, I'd expect that by now we would have progressed much more.
- mscarborough 17y agoWe might think. It's unfortunate that Knuth is not more widely read or understood. He's a great writer, it shows in his writing and coding work. I liked his quotes in 'Coders at Work' where he said he didn't expect anyone to read his books cover-to-cover, and he writes such detailed books in part to avoid forgetting stuff.
- cubicle67 17y agofor more of the same feeling, try reading The Mythical Man Month (the entire book)
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