tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post2531425510525604888..comments2024-03-10T05:26:42.148-04:00Comments on My Biased Coin: Thanks, Yale Daily News!Michael Mitzenmacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738274256402616703noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-2317584733782731992012-08-01T12:53:12.625-04:002012-08-01T12:53:12.625-04:00Dr. Mitzenmacher,
I believe the quote to which yo...Dr. Mitzenmacher,<br /><br />I believe the quote to which you refer has its most direct source in "An Oral History of Donald Knuth", Computer History Museum Ref: X3926.2007, page 40 of 73. Here's a link:<br /><br />http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Oral_History/Knuth_Don_1/Knuth_Don.oral_history.2007.102658053_all.pdf<br /><br />--Nick Black, Georgia Technick blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939083300875476344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-73010120979626430122012-04-24T11:16:48.289-04:002012-04-24T11:16:48.289-04:00There is a beautiful sentence by Knuth (I was unab...There is a beautiful sentence by Knuth (I was unable to find it unfortunately) to the effect that until not so long ago there were special people who knew how to write, called scribes. Today, there is an similarly esoteric profession: programmers.<br /><br />(Of course, Knuth also points out that "programmer" is not a profession, it is a specific skill, like a "musical ear".)CSProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212822875614144307noreply@blogger.com