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Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]

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Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]

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Post by mpu »

clw8 wrote: post #52

I've been holding off on reading TAOCP because of the modernized assembly language promised for the next version -- is this at all justified?

Nope, except for the fun, the assembly part does not add much to the matter. The essence is how to design, describe and analyze algorithms, so it is largely orthogonal to the language you use.

Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]

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Post by xentronium »

kzhahou wrote: post #28

Does Knuth have a protege, helping him today, and to carry on the task should it take decades still? Also, is there a condensed version of his work that preserves the spirit and rigor?

> Also, is there a condensed version of his work that preserves the spirit and rigor?

I am not sure if this is useful for you, but Sedgewick's and Cormen's books are among more digestible alternatives.

Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]

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Post by jcoffland »

sytelus wrote: post #69

I'm wondering if someone should be starting a new generation of TAOCP as wiki. As wonderful as TAOCP is, frankly, first volumes are bit outdated. Many problems that were mentioned opened have had huge progress and many new fields have opened up since their publications. Several Level 50 problems are now being taught in CS Masters or some even Bachelor levels. Besides I really find MIX too arcane and getting in the wa…

Technology is fast moving. Computer Science, the real kind, moves slowly. TAOCP is still extremely relevant and MIX is cool, IMHO.

Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]

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jcoffland wrote: post #74
sytelus wrote: post #69

I'm wondering if someone should be starting a new generation of TAOCP as wiki. As wonderful as TAOCP is, frankly, first volumes are bit outdated. Many problems that were mentioned opened have had huge progress and many new fields have opened up since their publications. Several Level 50 problems are now being taught in CS Masters or some even Bachelor levels. Besides I really find MIX too arcane and getting in the wa…

Technology is fast moving. Computer Science, the real kind, moves slowly. TAOCP is still extremely relevant and MIX is cool, IMHO.

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Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]

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Post by msie »

sytelus wrote: post #69

I'm wondering if someone should be starting a new generation of TAOCP as wiki. As wonderful as TAOCP is, frankly, first volumes are bit outdated. Many problems that were mentioned opened have had huge progress and many new fields have opened up since their publications. Several Level 50 problems are now being taught in CS Masters or some even Bachelor levels. Besides I really find MIX too arcane and getting in the wa…

Heh, nothing's stopping you from starting that wiki. If you can get through any of those volumes, as 'outdated' as some of the information may be, you will be far ahead in algorithm analysis skills than 99.9999999% of the programmers out there. The key is focusing on any volume instead of being distracted by the new findings in the field. I tell this to myself too many times but don't listen. Sigh.

Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]

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Post by dunham »

zatatto wrote: post #72

Anyone's got PDF? I can't open this .gz.ps file.

I'm reluctant to post a PDF because of the copyright, but I'd recommend running the ps file through "pkfix" before converting to PDF. (This will replace the bitmap fonts with outline fonts.)
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