On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Sacha Chua wrote:
..
> MIX is not the easiest language to teach, I'd think. It would be
> really nice if someone were to <gasp> rewrite Knuth's examples in..
> perhaps C, even? =)
Yes you are right. However.. Knuth basically doesn't have any competition.
The guy knows what he's doing and he takes the trouble to do it right. I
mean, just look at TeX..
..
> Besides, it's hard to get a copy of Knuth. I picked up the three volumes at
> last month's book fair, but there was only one copy. Sedgewick's probably
> better for teaching undergraduates about algorithms - available in more
> languages and a bit clearer, too. =)
Yes, Sedgewick is another of my favorites. I also read an interview with
William Kahan in Dr Dobbs.. but I haven't gotten the nerve to read any of
the books that he recommended.. :) but then I'm no CS person..
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