The following is a conversation with Donald Knuth, one of the greatest and most impactful computer scientists

the mathematicians ever.

He's the recipient of the 1974 Touring Award, considered the Nobel Prize of Computing.

He's the author of the Multi-Volume Work, the Magnum Opus, the Art of Computer Programming.

He meets several key contributions to the rigorous analysis of computational complexity of algorithms,

including the popularization of asymptotic notation that we all affectionately know as the big O notation.

He also created the tech type-setting system, which most computer scientists, physicist, mathematicians,

and scientists and engineers in general use to write technical papers and make them look beautiful.

I can imagine no better guest than 2019 with than Don, one of the kindest, most brilliant people

in our field.

This podcast was recorded many months ago.

It's one I avoided because perhaps counterintuitively the conversation meant so much to me.

If you can believe it, I knew even less about recording back then, so the camera angle is a bit off.

I hope that's okay with you.

The office space was a big cramp for filming, but it was a magical space, where Don does most of his work.

It meant a lot to me that he would welcome me into his home.

It was quite a journey to get there as many people know.

He doesn't check email, so I had to get creative.

The effort was worth it.

I've been doing this podcast on the side for just over a year.

Sometimes I had to sacrifice a bit of sleep, but I was always happy to do it and to be part of an amazing community of curious minds.

Thank you for your kind words, support, and for the interesting discussions and look forward to many more of those in 2020.

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