On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:06:02 +0100, Tim S wrote:

Adrian coughed up some electrons that declared:

Tim S gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

BTW - I don't have a CompSci degree

I do.

- I worked in the "hard way" from another numerate discipline - I
wish I had done CompSci because it would have made doing the right
thing the first time much easier in so many projects...

I wouldn't put money on that...

Well, it was just silly things like having a more formal approach,
having a pocket full of algorithms instead of having to dig through
Knuth or the internet every time I wanted to do something a little bit
interesting...

Knuth? Who or what is Knuth?
checks Wiki
Oh. Never heard of him...

The author of a series of computer science books in 1968 onwards that
are as relevant today as they were then. Which is some achievement when
you consider how computers normally radiate obscelence!

[Looks lovingly at the trio of well thumbed volumes on the shelf beside
him] (Knuth that is!)



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