Donald Ervin Knuth

The art of computer programming

« New material for Volume 4 will first appear in beta-test form as fascicles of approximately 128 pages each, issued approximately twice per year. These fascicles will represent my best attempt to write a comprehensive account; but computer science has grown to the point where I cannot hope to be an authority on all the material covered in these books. Therefore I'll need feedback from readers in order to prepare the official volumes later. For example, the following fascicles appeared before the hardcover editions of Volumes 4A and 4B were complete. »--