> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Beni Cherniavsky > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 2:49 PM > To: edu-sig@python.org > Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Knuth's books. > > I tried TAoCP but was dissatisfied because it seems to touch the > algorithmic side of programming but ignore the beauty-of-code side. > Things like "Thou shall not work in assembler" ;-).
Why assembly? Quoteth Knuth: """ I cannot afford the time to rewrite my books as languages go in and out of fashion; languages aren't the point of my books, the point is rather what you can do in your favorite language. My books focus on timeless truths. Therefore I will continue to use English as the high-level language in TAOCP, and I will continue to use a low-level language to indicate how machines actually compute. Readers who only want to see algorithms that are already packaged in a plug-in way, using a trendy language, should buy other people's books. """ I have not approached TAOCP as of yet, so cannot say to what extent I will be able to adjust to the assembler presentation. Though if I can, I am sure it will be very good medicine. Art _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
