p. 669 [italics in source]
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In this sense, we should continually be striving to transform every art into a science: in the process, we advance the art.
— Donald Knuth
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Source: Wikiquote: "Donald Knuth" (Quotes, Computer Programming as an Art (1974): 1974 Turing Award Lecture, Communications of the ACM 17 (12), (December 1974), pp. 667–673)
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About Donald Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth (born 10 January 1938) is an American computer scientist, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, and winner of the 1974 Turing Award.
About Donald Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth (born 10 January 1938) is an American computer scientist, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, and winner of the 1974 Turing Award.
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