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Love Kernighan, such a humble person. In one of the videos that he was featured on in youtube, he spoke about how he was solving a difficult problem in his thes
by commandersaki 2y ago
Love Kernighan, such a humble person. In one of the videos that he was featured on in youtube, he spoke about how he was solving a difficult problem in his thesis which turned out to be NP-complete before the theory had been fleshed out. Emailed him for his thesis and got a pretty quick response, was a really interesting read.
- carterdmorgan 2y agoIt's a rare combination to find someone both as intelligent and humble as he is. Truly a blessing to our industry.
- kaba0 2y agoI believe you are right as intelligent grows, but the very top end usually has people excelling in many things and personality as well. At least that’s what I noticed.
- carterdmorgan 2y agoCertainly successful intelligent people often excel in personalities. Hard to get places without playing nice with others to a degree.
- fuzztester 2y agosee the publications section here for more of his books: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kernighan https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kernighan
- dgb23 2y ago> Love Kernighan, such a humble person. A perfect example: Just about 3-4mins into the interview he said that the motivation behind the book was "kind of pretentious". To me, and many others, his opinions on programming are amongst the most interesting and useful. In large parts because he can convey them so clearly.