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Nobody reads the TAOCP, at least cover to cover.
by ashconnor 16y ago
Nobody reads the TAOCP, at least cover to cover.
- mkramlich 16y agoIf I have the choice between reading TAOCP cover-to-cover or building a software-based startup which I can later sell for millions of dollars, I know which I'd choose. And have chosen. And I'm confident you can do the latter without doing the former.
- SkyMarshal 16y agoCertainly not, but the fact that the OP is aware of it means he's on the right track. Of course, someone asking this particular question will find TAOCP way the hell over his head, as I can attest. But the fact that he shows a tendency even at this early stage to dig down to the fundamental underlying knowledge of the field, instead of simply being satisfied with Visual Blub.NET, shows he's on the right track. I'd wager he'll eventually read and reread most of what are considered the best books in the field, and become an above-average developer at worst.