Ask HN: Is Knuth's TAOCP worth the time and effort?
> based on its stellar reputation as one of the indispensible, foundational computer science books that every programmer should read.A while back, I was joking with some friends that TAoCP is to the programming world what Finnegans Wake is to English literature: you're not supposed to read it, nobody's ever actually read it. We all just say we've read it, talk about how brilliant it is, and place it prominently on our office bookshelves to silently humblebrag to anyone who drops by. Sorry you had to spend $178.08 on that lesson, mate.