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To put it in math terms, using TAOCP for an intro to computer science would be like using Russell and Whitehead for an intro to arithmetic.
by rprospero 13y ago
To put it in math terms, using TAOCP for an intro to computer science would be like using Russell and Whitehead for an intro to arithmetic.
- derefr 13y agoOn the other hand, if you wanted to recreate modern Computer Science from scratch, without knowing it (e.g. all the programmers died from a zombie plague and you need to stop an alien invasion; or you're stuck on a desert island with a computer and lots of batteries and know that if you can program a new wireless radio driver you can put out enough interference to catch a plane's attention) and TAOCP was the only book that was accessible, it might be enough.