I almost laughed out loud when I got to number 5.<p>&gt; 5. Mark Taub, Pearson: Does the emergence of &quot;apps&quot; (small, single-function, networked programs) as the dominant programming paradigm today impact your plans in any way for future material in TAOCP?<p>Surrounded by all these interesting people who have benefitted and interacted with these important books asking insightful questions, the manager from the big educational publisher asks &quot;how can I divide this up to make more money out of it?&quot;.