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Donald Knuth Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do Picture Quote #1

People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on each other, like a wall of mini stones Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do Picture Quote #1

Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it Picture Quote #1

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God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue Picture Quote #1

In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That’s what really advances the field Picture Quote #1

The hardest thing is to go to sleep at night, when there are so many urgent things needing to be done. A huge gap exists between what we know is possible with today’s machines and what we have so far been able to finish Picture Quote #1

The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located Picture Quote #1

We should continually be striving to transform every art into a science: in the process, we advance the art Picture Quote #1

There’s ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency Picture Quote #1

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The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music Picture Quote #1

The important thing, once you have enough to eat and a nice house, is what you can do for others, what you can contribute to the enterprise as a whole Picture Quote #1

The whole thing that makes a mathematician’s life worthwhile is that he gets the grudging admiration of three or four colleagues Picture Quote #1

I can’t go to a restaurant and order food because I keep looking at the fonts on the menu Picture Quote #1

The sun comes up just about as often as it goes down, in the long run, but this doesn’t make its motion random Picture Quote #1

The best programs are written so that computing machines can perform them quickly and so that human beings can understand them clearly. A programmer is ideally an essayist who works with traditional aesthetic and literary forms as well as mathematical concepts, to communicate the way that an algorithm works and to convince a reader that the results will be correct Picture Quote #1

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Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Science is knowledge which we understand so well that we can teach it to a computer; and if we don’t fully understand something, it is an art to deal with it Picture Quote #1

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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 (Donald Knuth Quotes) Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do (Donald Knuth Quotes) People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on each other, like a wall of mini stones (Donald Knuth Quotes) 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 (Donald Knuth Quotes) Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do (Donald Knuth Quotes) Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it (Donald Knuth Quotes) God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue (Donald Knuth Quotes) In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That’s what really advances the field (Donald Knuth Quotes) The hardest thing is to go to sleep at night, when there are so many urgent things needing to be done. A huge gap exists between what we know is possible with today’s machines and what we have so far been able to finish (Donald Knuth Quotes) The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located (Donald Knuth Quotes) We should continually be striving to transform every art into a science: in the process, we advance the art (Donald Knuth Quotes) There’s ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency (Donald Knuth Quotes) The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music (Donald Knuth Quotes) The important thing, once you have enough to eat and a nice house, is what you can do for others, what you can contribute to the enterprise as a whole (Donald Knuth Quotes) The whole thing that makes a mathematician’s life worthwhile is that he gets the grudging admiration of three or four colleagues (Donald Knuth Quotes) I can’t go to a restaurant and order food because I keep looking at the fonts on the menu (Donald Knuth Quotes) The sun comes up just about as often as it goes down, in the long run, but this doesn’t make its motion random (Donald Knuth Quotes) The best programs are written so that computing machines can perform them quickly and so that human beings can understand them clearly. A programmer is ideally an essayist who works with traditional aesthetic and literary forms as well as mathematical concepts, to communicate the way that an algorithm works and to convince a reader that the results will be correct (Donald Knuth Quotes) Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it (Donald Knuth Quotes) 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 (Donald Knuth Quotes) Science is knowledge which we understand so well that we can teach it to a computer; and if we don’t fully understand something, it is an art to deal with it (Donald Knuth Quotes)

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