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Premature optimization is the ...

Premature optimization is the root of all evil.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

Let us change our traditional ...

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 Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

Everyday life is like programm...

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

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

People who are more than casua...

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 Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

I decry the current tendency t...

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 Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

People think that computer sci...

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 Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

Science is what we understand ...

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

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

I currently use Ubuntu Linux, ...

I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop - it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics but I trust my family jewels only to Linux.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

If you optimize everything, y...

If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

The hardest thing is to go to ...

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 Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

Beware of bugs in the above co...

Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

The most important thing in th...

The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

Let us change our traditional ...

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 Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

Science is what we understand ...

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

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

A list is only as strong as it...

A list is only as strong as its weakest link.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

An algorithm must be seen to b...

An algorithm must be seen to be believed.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

I currently use Ubuntu Linux, ...

I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop - it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics; but I trust my family jewels only to Linux.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

The manuals we got from IBM wo...

The manuals we got from IBM would show examples of programs and I knew I could do a heck of a lot better than that. So I thought I might have some talent.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

Programmers waste enormous amo...

Programmers waste enormous amounts of time thinking about, or worrying about, the speed of noncritical parts of their programs, and these attempts at efficiency actually have a strong negative impact when debugging and maintenance are considered. We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3%.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

I have a hunch that the unknow...

I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections.

Donald Ervin Knuth 77 quotes

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