Re: Ruby - Newbie to Guru - Advice?

Ruby
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mental wrote:

Somebody needs to write a Commentary on AOCP. With cartoon foxes.

Vol 2, page xiv (cartoon digits 1…9) might help.

Credits: JMK & JSK (John M. & Jennifer Sierra)

Factoid: IIUC, – Knuth is pronounced new-t

daz

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daz wrote:

Factoid: IIUC, – Knuth is pronounced new-t
Ka-NOOTH.

No silent letters.

http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/faq.html

James

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James B. wrote:

daz wrote:

Factoid: IIUC, – Knuth is pronounced [[WRONG]new-t]

Ka-NOOTH.

No silent letters.

Knuth: Frequently Asked Questions

Oh, wow. Thanks.

My source is a Maths Graduate / C.S. ex-colleague
(an email of fury has been dispatched).

daz

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daz wrote:

Oh, wow. Thanks.

My source is a Maths Graduate / C.S. ex-colleague
(an email of fury has been dispatched).

daz

Think of King Canute (spelled Knut in Norway).