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Never heard of him, is he another great computer scientist? I'd love it if someone like Chris Wellons or Per Bothner could work on them, but filling Knuth's sh
by tmtvl 4y ago
Never heard of him, is he another great computer scientist?
I'd love it if someone like Chris Wellons or Per Bothner could work on them, but filling Knuth's shoes may be a big task for one man.
- thfuran 4y agoNo, he's a fantasy author who finished the last few volumes of a popular epic fantasy series after its original author died.
- imaltont 4y agoAlso convinced he writes in his sleep with the amount of books he releases.
- ars 4y agoHe got a little bored during COVID and accidentally wrote 5 books: https://youtu.be/6a-k6eaT-jQ https://youtu.be/6a-k6eaT-jQ this led to what I think is the most funded Kickstarter ever: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-fo...
- aaroninsf 4y agohttps://www.theverge.com/c/23194235/ai-fiction-writing-amazon-kindle-sudowrite-jasper https://www.theverge.com/c/23194235/ai-fiction-writing-amazo...
- Per_Bothner 4y agoI'm flattered, but have no idea where that came from. While I have implemented some interesting data structures and algorithms in my time, I don't consider myself a "Computer Scientist" or algorithms expert. However, I did work with Knuth in the 1980s, and am in a group photo in his "Digital Typography" book. I agree with all the nice things people have said about him.