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I almost laughed out loud when I got to number 5. > 5. Mark Taub, Pearson: Does the emergence of "apps" (small, single-function, networked programs) as the dom
by afandian 11y ago
I almost laughed out loud when I got to number 5.
> 5. Mark Taub, Pearson: Does the emergence of "apps" (small, single-function, networked programs) as the dominant programming paradigm today impact your plans in any way for future material in TAOCP?
Surrounded by all these interesting people who have benefitted and interacted with these important books asking insightful questions, the manager from the big educational publisher asks "how can I divide this up to make more money out of it?".
- gertef 11y agoThat's deeply unfair, considering how positively Knuth responded to the question > Future volumes will probably be even more "app-likable," because I've been collecting tons of fascinating games and puzzles that illustrate programming techniques in especially instructive and appealing ways. and also how many of the other questions were "What's your favorite X?", not insightful.