Re: Excellent Interview
- From: "tribble" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 13:55:39 -0500
Interesting read the knuth interview. I'm still working my way back to the
interview that started this thread -- I'm travelling so am only occasionally on
my laptop for a few weeks.
As for knuth, he doesn't know it but I credit him with one of the job offers
I got after graduating from grad school. The interviewer asked me if I read
more slowly because I had poor vision (using a cctv), to which I replied that
"everyone reads knuth the same speed". He laughed and that was the job offer I
accepted. (Thanks knuth.)
Now back to reading...
--le
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Hofstader
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 6:24 AM
Subject: Excellent Interview
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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