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I try to learn certain areas of computer science exhaustively then I try to digest that knowledge into a form that is accessible to people who don't have time for such study.

Donald Knuth

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Donald Knuth
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 10
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The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.
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A mathematical formula should never be owned by anybody! Mathematics belong to God.
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Meta-design is much more difficult than design it's easier to draw something than to explain how to draw it.
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I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.
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The designer of a new kind of system must participate fully in the implementation.
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If you find that you're spending almost all your time on theory, start turning some attention to practical things it will improve your theories. If you find that you're spending almost all your time on practice, start turning some attention to theoretical things it will improve your practice.
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I remember that mathematicians were telling me in the 1960s that they would recognize computer science as a mature discipline when it had 1,000 deep algorithms. I think we've probably reached 500.
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How can you own numbers? Numbers belong to the world.
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The best practice is inspired by theory.
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TeX has found at least one bug in every Pascal compiler it's been run on, I think, and at least two in every C compiler
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Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because it produces objects of beauty. A programmer who subconsciously views himself as an artist will enjoy what he does and will do it better.
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I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science.
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In fact, my main conclusion after spending ten years of my life working on the TEX project is that software is hard. It's harder than anything else I've ever had to do.
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I've never been a good estimator of how long things are going to take.
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I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections.
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