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Legend has it that when Knuth dies, he'll to change the version number to π exactly, at which point all remaining bugs will become features and the software wil
by isaacimagine 6y ago
Legend has it that when Knuth dies, he'll to change the version number to π exactly, at which point all remaining bugs will become features and the software will achieve perfection.
- jml7c5 6y agoMore than just legend! Knuth wrote: >My last will and testament for TeX and METAFONT is that their version numbers ultimately become $\pi$ and $e$, respectively. At that point they will be completely error-free by definition. https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/abcde.html https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/abcde.html