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Exactly! I wish Knuth would come out and publicly chastise the many decades of abuse this quote has enabled.
by anymouse123456 7mo ago
Exactly!
I wish Knuth would come out and publicly chastise the many decades of abuse this quote has enabled.
- trey-jones 7mo agoTo be fair, I think human nature is probably a bigger culprit here than the quote. Yes, it was one of the first things told to me as a new programmer. No, I don't think it influenced very heavily how I approach my work. It's just another small (probably reasonable) voice in the back of my head.