> It's not useful as a reference, I would argue the opposite... When I needed to read about the different approaches on how to shuffle a deck for a card game T

> It's not useful as a reference, I would argue the opposite... When I needed to read about the different approaches on how to shuffle a deck for a card game TAOCP was there for me. When I needed to investigate different approaches for string comparison algorithms, TAOCP was there for me. When I didn't understand what was the deal and why was so hard to implement a random number generator, TAOCP was there too. Anytime that I needed a reference for a core CS algorithm or data structure, TAOCP worked very well as a reference for me. It feels like the Britannica Encyclopedia for CS.