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I feel that if you have to go to Stackoverflow after reading Knuth, maybe you didn't actually read the Knuth? Just skimmed it?<p>Not trying to piss on the OP he
by fefe23 6y ago
I feel that if you have to go to Stackoverflow after reading Knuth, maybe you didn't actually read the Knuth? Just skimmed it?<p>Not trying to piss on the OP here, but the idea with the Knuth books is that you spend time with them. Not just reading the table of contents and then going to Stackoverflow.<p>In fact, the reason for having books by authorities in the field like Knuth is so you become less dependent on places like Stackoverflow that replace factual validation by popularity validation. If you really did read Knuth you should be able to produce content on Stackoverflow instead of consuming it.
- xg15 6y agoOP being in a book club - and then even writing a blog post about their takeaways - suggest to me that they did read it carefully. No book is perfect and everything has a different level of knowledge that they have to integrate the new information from the book with. It seems reasonable to me to go to Stackoverflow to clear up questions, especially if you have such a well-known topic. > If you really did read Knuth you should be able to produce content on Stackoverflow instead of consuming it. Nope. Reading is just the first step. Then you have to find out whether or not you actually understood things correctly by discussing what you read and/or getting your hands dirty. After you've gained some experience, then you can start answering questions from others.