Re:Computer Programming as an Art (1974) [pdf]
by kmote00 on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @02:35PM
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Interesting observation, but I am not sure what your point is in this thread. Knuth understood the distinction and selected his words intentionally.
"When I speak about computer programming as an
art, I am thinking primarily of it as an art _form_, in an
aesthetic sense. The chief goal of my work as educator
and author is to help people learn how to write _beautiful
programs_."
"When I speak about computer programming as an art, I am thinking primarily of it as an art _form_, in an aesthetic sense. The chief goal of my work as educator and author is to help people learn how to write _beautiful programs_."