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Donald Knuth: Algorithms, Complexity, and The Art of Computer Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #62
Lex Fridman interviews Donald Knuth about algorithms, complexity, The Art of Computer Programming, and his work habits. The conversation covers his approach to verifying algorithms and how he organises his time.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited as an excellent look at Knuth's thinking and working style, and as a likely source for quotes about his habits.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Lex Fridman
- Topic
- donald knuth
- Format
- podcast
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2023
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From the original HN conversations
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Lex Fridman had an interesting interview with Don Knuth close to his 82nd birthday[0]. It's fascinating to learn how much energy he still spends at verifying and investigating each aspect of newly published algorithms. E-mail would probably cut away too much time from what he …
jhncls on Hacker News · 2020-08
In Knuth versus Email (1999)IIRC he gets into his work arrangement to try to finish TAOCP: [VIDEO] I don't really like Lex Fridman, but this interview is excellent.
lanstin on Hacker News · 2023-05
In Don Knuth Plays with ChatGPT
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