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It would be fitting if the work were carried on by a committee, like Bourbaki.
by HarryHirsch 5y ago
It would be fitting if the work were carried on by a committee, like Bourbaki.
- Someone 5y agoThat would be harder than Bourbaki, I guess. They had the benefit of a blank slate. It would have to be done in Knuth’s spirit, and there would be lots to argue over what to include, before even writing about it How complete are Knuth’s notes? Would he have found Foo important enough to include, even though his notes don’t mention it? Should the completion include stuff discovered after his death? Should earlier volumes be revisited, as Knuth probably would do, if he had an eternity to live?