From: Dossy <dossy@...>
Date: 2002-05-14T04:41:29+09:00
Subject: Re: OT:is software eng an art?

On 2002.05.14, Michael Sullivan <mps@blackbird.discomsys.com> wrote:
> 
> Why did Knuth call his books "The Art of Computer Programming"?
> 
> Just a rhetorical question.

I distinguish between Software Engineering and Computer Programming.
Perhaps Knuth does too?

-- Dossy

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