Does Knuth have a protege, helping him today, and to carry on the task should it...

liotier · on July 3, 2015

    > Also, is there a condensed version of his work
    > that preserves the spirit and rigor ?

"Don Knuth finally sells out" - http://i.imgur.com/hxmHdVZ.jpg

xentronium · on July 3, 2015

> Also, is there a condensed version of his work that preserves the spirit and rigor?

I am not sure if this is useful for you, but Sedgewick's and Cormen's books are among more digestible alternatives.

kzhahou · on July 4, 2015

Thanks! I've read Cormen, but not Sedgewick.