Excellent Interview
- From: "Chris Hofstader" <chris.hofstader@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:24:29 -0400
Hi,
At: http://www.informit.com/articles/printerfriendly.aspx?p=1193856, you
will find a somewhat lengthy interview with Donald Knuth.
For those too young or clueless to know who this incredible contributor to
computer science and algorithmics is and the contributions he has made:
. Shortly after rms "invented" free open source software, Knuth
release TeX under GPL 1.x which later grew into LaTeX, a system still widely
used by blind and other people looking to express mathematical and other
interesting expressions in an unambiguous manner. Along with emacs, this
represents one of the very pioneering steps in free software.
. Knuth has published many of the most important books and articles
in the history of computer science. He has invented many of the most
important algorithms as well as incorporating the works of many others into
his nearly canonical volumes on computer science.
. Knuth is a terrific professor at Stanford University and is one of
the most accessible individuals in the field.
Enjoy,
cdh
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