We should continually be striving to transform every art into a science: in the process, we advance the art.
Donald KnuthAny inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been prepared with the help of a computer.
Donald KnuthThe process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music.
Donald KnuthThese machines have no common sense; they have not yet learned to "think," and they do exactly as they are told, no more and no less. This fact is the hardest concept to grasp when one first tries to use a computer.
Donald Knuth