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The Role of Humor in a Computer Programming Book
31:14 - 39:10 (07:56)
In this episode, the hosts discuss the use of humor in a book about computer programming, and whether it can be effective or not. They also touch upon the challenges of incorporating humor when dealing with different cultures and audiences.
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The guest suggests looking into literate programming as a method of teaching programming and recommends the book "Physically Based Rendering" by Matt Farr and Greg Humphreys.
31:14 - 33:30 (02:16)
Summary
The guest suggests looking into literate programming as a method of teaching programming and recommends the book "Physically Based Rendering" by Matt Farr and Greg Humphreys.
ChapterThe Role of Humor in a Computer Programming Book
Episode#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast, the guest speaker is asked about the characteristics of a "beautiful program" and he states that the definition of beauty is subjective and varies from person to person.
33:30 - 34:35 (01:04)
Summary
In this podcast, the guest speaker is asked about the characteristics of a "beautiful program" and he states that the definition of beauty is subjective and varies from person to person. He mentions that a program can be considered beautiful if it works at all, can be easily understood, or even makes you laugh.
ChapterThe Role of Humor in a Computer Programming Book
Episode#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The hosts discuss the qualities that make code readable, including elegance, understanding, and humor.
34:36 - 35:32 (00:56)
Summary
The hosts discuss the qualities that make code readable, including elegance, understanding, and humor. They also touch on the debate of whether adding humor in code comments is beneficial or not.
ChapterThe Role of Humor in a Computer Programming Book
Episode#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The art of computer programming from the 1960s has been discovered in old internal files by a downsizing man, who then gave them to a computer researcher Donald Knuth.
35:33 - 37:18 (01:45)
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The art of computer programming from the 1960s has been discovered in old internal files by a downsizing man, who then gave them to a computer researcher Donald Knuth. Among the files, it was discovered that a focus group was conducted to determine whether or not to include humor in the book, but the conclusion was to make it subtle and intelligent.
ChapterThe Role of Humor in a Computer Programming Book
Episode#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The humor of each culture is different, and humor evolves over time as well.
37:18 - 39:10 (01:51)
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The humor of each culture is different, and humor evolves over time as well. Jokes can be found even in serious compositions like an organ composition based on the Bible.