The footnote on the entry page is telling: This classic shows why the design of the data structures is the true heart of programming, and why language choice is

The footnote on the entry page is telling: This classic shows why the design of the data structures is the true heart of programming, and why language choice is almost irrelevant. (In hindsight, this is obvious after considering how we program humans: textbooks can be written in any language; the tricky part is presenting the content clearly.) I recently have concluded the same thing. I suppose all programmers reach that conclusion at some stage in their education. However, in context its pretty entertaining: a programmer explaining why C is better -- because for him, certain benefits of C outweigh certain deficiencies -- while simultaneously pointing out that programming is the art of manipulating data, which is largely an abstraction that lies above the particular representations in language X (well, mostly). That being said, I thought he did a good job. I would have been proud to write this page.