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Comment on Knuth: Computer Programming as an Art (1974)

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Why is it that "it's more art than science" gets so much use, whereas "it's more science than art" is never used? We use the former to explain why a given process is not deterministic -- for example, appraising artwork, drafting a business plan. Why is it never necessary to explain that a process is deterministic?

Because deterministic processes are easy to predict and therefore boring? :)

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