Donald Knuth

An algorithm must be seen to be believed. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#believed #must #seen

God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#challenge #continue #existence #god #his

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

#better ways #computer #computer science #contributions #current

I'm obsessively detail-oriented. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#obsessively

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

#computer #fact #field #i #in fact

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 eachother, like a wall of mini stones. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#art #build #computer #computer science #doing

There's ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#doing #how #i #look #thats

A list is only as strong as its weakest link. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#list #only #strong #weakest #weakest link

Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#everyday #everyday life #guess #i #into

I've never been a good estimator of how long things are going to take. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#going #good #how #i #long