> Both McIlroy and Knuth have valid points. Knuth was asked to write a program illustrating his technique of literate programming, which he did. He was not mak

> Both McIlroy and Knuth have valid points. Knuth was asked to write a program illustrating his technique of literate programming, which he did. He was not making a "point". He was making an example. Very different things. McIlroy came in and made a point in his review. Other people, presumably illiterate because the source is available and we can know what was written, made it into a competition or debate. Which it was not.