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Quotes from The Art of Computer Programming — Donald Knuth

born 1938 United States

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The sun comes up just about as often as it goes down, in the long run, but this doesn't make its motion random.

The Art of Computer Programming (1968)

Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been sorted with the help of a computer.

The Art of Computer Programming (1968)

By understanding a machine-oriented language, the programmer will tend to use a much more efficient method; it is much closer to reality.

The Art of Computer Programming (1968)

An algorithm must be seen to be believed.

The Art of Computer Programming (1968)

People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like. Otherwise the programs they write will be pretty weird.

The Art of Computer Programming (1968)

Random numbers should not be generated with a method chosen at random

The Art of Computer Programming (1968)

Trees sprout up just about everywhere in computer science...

The Art of Computer Programming (1968)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Donald Knuth (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.