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>While "The Art of Computer Programming" is a great book, it's not a fundamental book Agreed. It's very much like "Feynman's Lectures" in this way.
by javajosh 7y ago
>While "The Art of Computer Programming" is a great book, it's not a fundamental book
Agreed. It's very much like "Feynman's Lectures" in this way.
- physicsyogi 7y agoFeynman's Lectures are great for understanding conceptually, but they don't teach you what you need to know to solve research problems. Some of what's in TAOCP is directly applicable to research (for example, the combinatorics part).