At the time it was a revelation. And I did too read all. I guess I'm no-one then, by your standards. I'd warrant you never read a dictionary in your childhood e

At the time it was a revelation. And I did too read all. I guess I'm no-one then, by your standards. I'd warrant you never read a dictionary in your childhood either. No-one. Well then. Creds are perhaps in order. So, now - 50 years experience, still working, very senior level tech equivalent to management, hardware and software designer from transistor days through graphical programming platforms. I started at the bit level and grew from there alongside the technology, all the way. Still surfing it. At this age I think that stands for something. If I were no longer working or able to cut it you might have a point, but I've never got a job by sending in a resume - always by reference. I am still a valuable player today. My paycheck tells me that. Stuff in the field tells me that. Everyone I've ever worked with tells me that - and back it up with investment and salary. Two industries know my name (Datacomms and Music). To my surprise I built up a solid rep and no longer need to keep quiet abut stuff. Consequential emergent philosophy of the Art. I also think there's a difference between a ramble and an attempt at linearizing a parallel multi-dimensional thought. English is not good for this. Nor does ADHD help. Knuth's works are also a multi-dimensional parallel linearization. Similar to though differently presented than Minsky's Society of Mind. Though they are both far better than I at doing that. The value comes after internalizing them, where your mind rebuilds the multi-dimensional structure and the interconnections become useful. This might come as a surprise, but programming is also a multi-dimensional, parallel, multi-threaded mental activity. Internal knowledge organization of similar form is essential. It is fractal too, no depths too detailed or un-needed, no heights irrelevant, all present at the same time. If you disagree about the need to know the fundamentals, well, good on yer, but you limit yourself. Tell me how it went when you are 67.