> On Nov 1, 2014, at 19:26, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 01/11/2014 19:15, James wrote: >> <meino.cramer <at> gmx.de> writes: >> >> >>> I have a lot of files with digits of PI. The digits >>> are the characters of 0-9. Currently they are ZIPped, >>> which I think is not the best way to do that. >> >> Hello Meino, >> >> It's a bit of effort, but the world's recognized authority >> on algorithms is Don Knuth. [1] He's old now, but his >> pioneering attempt at categorizing most algorithms: >> "The art of computer programming" and his MMIX alogrithm >> implementations (kinda like assembler) are certainly >> part of many first-step research efforts on algorithms >> and their implementations. >> >> It's not a cookbook; more of a scholarly (high_brow) reference, >> just to supplement all the good postings by your peers on gentoo user. >> >> Alan may loan you his copy? >> (ha ha ha)? >> >> >> >> hth, >> James >> >> [1] http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/ > > > ha ha, fat chance :-) > > When Alan does eventually get his hands on his very own personal > copy[1], it will be lent to nobody. There are just some things a man > never lends out: his bike, his firearm, his wife. And Knuth :-)
Why not lend your wife? ;) > Back on topic: You're 100% right - to learn about algorithms in general, > Knuth is the man. Essential reading for anyone taking CS seriously > > -- > Alan McKinnon > alan.mckin...@gmail.com > >
