Comment by anymouse123456
10 hours ago
Exactly!
I wish Knuth would come out and publicly chastise the many decades of abuse this quote has enabled.
10 hours ago
Exactly!
I wish Knuth would come out and publicly chastise the many decades of abuse this quote has enabled.
To be fair, I think human nature is probably a bigger culprit here than the quote. Yes, it was one of the first things told to me as a new programmer. No, I don't think it influenced very heavily how I approach my work. It's just another small (probably reasonable) voice in the back of my head.