Today is knuth's 70 birthday

It seems a bit too gossip, but this is knuth, my ultimate idol. Even if he didn't write the art of computer programming, which is destined to be named forever, he is still reading it.AlgorithmYou can also perform quantitative and rigorous analysis (without algorithm analysis, where is the modern computer science concept ?) Even if he didn't develop and improve the LR Parsing Method, even if he was not the first person to implement the algo compiler independently, even if he was not the founder of the programming language experience research method, even if he didn't propose Attribute Grammar, he only saw him write free typographical software tex (read Tek) and the font software metafont over the past 10 years, killing one industry by one: Technology Publications, it is enough to make people convinced. This Euler-style renaissance male does not exist in every century.

We can also conclude with Lance fortnow: knuth's attitude is I want to solve problem X and I'll use whatever math I need to solve it, even if I have to develop it myself.

Update: It seems that the seller is gentle. Look at Mark C. if you don't know who knuth is, then you're not a programmer. if you're a programmer and you don't know who knuth is, well... I have no idea what rock you 've ve been hiding under, but you shoshould probably be fired.

In addition, there are a bunch of connections for gossip people to enjoy. These enthusiastic texts are very interesting and highly recommended. I was so excited that I bought it.Out of their minds: the lives and discoveries of 15 great computer scientists,Selected papers on Computer Science , AndThings a computer scientist rarely talks about