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I think, Knuth. I think TeX and METAFONT and MMIX and TAOCP and so on is good.
by zzo38computer 7y ago
I think, Knuth. I think TeX and METAFONT and MMIX and TAOCP and so on is good.
- mcv 7y agoKnuth is my favourite on several levels. He wrote the definitive version of quite a number of algorithms, and when he wrote The Art Of Computer Programming, he wrote TeX because he was unhappy with the state of typesetting technology at the time. There are legendary stories about his ability to program bug-free code on on his first try and his ability to debug other people's code while he was typing it for them on punchcards.