The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set (4冊) (Hardcover)

The bible of all fundamental algorithms and the work that taught many of today’s software developers most of what they know about computer programming.

—Byte, September 1995

Countless readers have spoken about the profound personal influence of Knuth’s work. Scientists have marveled at the beauty and elegance of his analysis, while ordinary programmers have successfully applied his “cookbook” solutions to their day-to-day problems. All have admired Knuth for the breadth, clarity, accuracy, and good humor found in his books.

I can’t begin to tell you how many pleasurable hours of study and recreation they have afforded me! I have pored over them in cars, restaurants, at work, at home… and even at a Little League game when my son wasn’t in the line-up.

—Charles Long

Primarily written as a reference, some people have nevertheless found it possible and interesting to read each volume from beginning to end. A programmer in China even compared the experience to reading a poem.

If you think you’re a really good programmer… read [Knuth’s] Art of Computer Programming… You should definitely send me a résumé if you can read the whole thing.

—Bill Gates

Whatever your background, if you need to do any serious computer programming, you will find your own good reason to make each volume in this series a readily accessible part of your scholarly or professional library.

It’s always a pleasure when a problem is hard enough that you have to get the Knuths off the shelf. I find that merely opening one has a very useful terrorizing effect on computers.

—Jonathan Laventhol

In describing the new fourth volume, one reviewer listed the qualities that distinguish all of Knuth’s work.

[In sum:] detailed coverage of the basics, illustrated with well-chosen examples; occasional forays into more esoteric topics and problems at the frontiers of research; impeccable writing peppered with occasional bits of humor; extensive collections of exercises, all with solutions or helpful hints; a careful attention to history; implementations of many of the algorithms in his classic step-by-step form.

—Frank Ruskey

These four books comprise what easily could be the most important set of information on any serious programmer’s bookshelf.

所有基礎演算法的聖經，這本書教導了許多現今軟體開發人員關於電腦程式設計的大部分知識。

——《Byte》雜誌，1995年9月

無數讀者都談到了Knuth的作品對他們個人的深遠影響。科學家對他的分析的美感和優雅感到驚嘆，而普通的程式設計師則成功地將他的“食譜”解決方案應用於他們的日常問題中。所有人都欣賞Knuth在他的書中所展現的廣度、清晰度、準確性和幽默感。

我無法告訴你有多少愉快的學習和娛樂時光它們給了我！我在汽車、餐廳、工作場所、家裡甚至在兒子不在陣容中的小聯盟比賽中都翻閱過它們。

——Charles Long

儘管主要是作為參考書而寫的，但有些人仍然發現從頭到尾閱讀每一卷是可能且有趣的。甚至有一位中國的程式設計師將這種體驗比作閱讀詩歌。

如果你認為自己是一個真正優秀的程式設計師……閱讀Knuth的《計算機程序設計藝術》……如果你能讀完整套書，你絕對應該給我寄一份簡歷。

——Bill Gates

無論你的背景如何，如果你需要進行任何嚴肅的電腦程式設計，你會找到自己有充分理由將這個系列的每一卷都成為你學術或專業圖書館中隨手可得的一部分。

當問題足夠困難，你必須從書架上拿下Knuth的書時，這總是一種樂趣。我發現僅僅打開一本書對電腦有一種非常有用的恐嚇效果。

——Jonathan Laventhol

在描述第四卷的新書時，一位評論家列出了區別Knuth所有作品的特點。

[總結：]詳細介紹基礎知識，並以精心選擇的例子加以說明；偶爾涉足更深奧的主題和研究前沿的問題；無可挑剔的寫作風格，偶爾帶有幽默；大量的練習題，全部附有解答或有用的提示；對歷史的細心關注；以經典的逐步形式實現許多演算法。

——Frank Ruskey

這四本書可能是任何一位嚴肅程式設計師書架上最重要的資訊。