[Nottingham] [Talk] *TOMORROW* *THURSDAY* 04/07/2013: The Art of Code

[Martin]

Folks,

*TOMORROW* *THURSDAY* 7:30pm 04/07/2013:


For an interesting fusion:

*The Art of Code*
http://nottingham.lug.org.uk/event/the-art-of-code


> A very famous codesmith[*] has devoted his life to collected wisdom for
> the Art of Programming collected into a Grand Opus. And he's become
> pretty much a legend and is still going strong!
> 
> This talk and demonstration is not about that. We haven't got a 4-year
> degree course to spare :-)
> 
> 
> More meaningfully for the evening...
> 
> What /is it/ that makes code 'beautiful'?
> 
> Can coding /be/ beautiful?
> 
> 
> Get your bits along to see for yourself this *THURSDAY* at our old haunt
> at Fellows, Morton and Clayton. (No football! And food promised.)
> 
> 7:30pm meet and food;
> 8:00pm-ish talk and discussions.
> 
> At: Fellows Morton and Clayton
> 54 Canal Street, Nottingham, NG1 7EH
> 
> Good beer. Food served up until 8pm.


All welcome! :-) (Just ask the friendly bar staff if lost.)

Cheers,
Martin


> [*]: Donald Knuth:
> 
> The Art of Computer Programming (sometimes known by its initials TAOCP)
> is a comprehensive monograph written by Donald Knuth that covers many
> kinds of programming algorithms and their analysis.
> 
> Knuth began the project, originally conceived as a single book with
> twelve chapters, in 1962. The first three of what was then expected to
> be a seven-volume set were published in 1968, 1969, and 1973. The first
> installment of Volume 4 (a paperback fascicle) was published in 2005.
> The hardback volume 4A was published in 2011. Additional fascicle
> installments are planned for release approximately biannually.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Computer_Programming
> 


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