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“Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do.”

Quote by Donald Knuth

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Donald Knuth, born on January 10, 1938, is a renowned computer scientist. He has made significant contributions to the field of computer science, particularly in algorithm analysis and programming language design. Knuth is known for his profound understanding and innovative thinking in computer science, with his most famous work being the 'The Art of Computer Programming' series. more

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