Knuth himself wrote of his current work on Volume 4B that "There's stuff in here that isn't in Wikipedia yet!" :-)
So it's not true that everything is in Wikipedia, but even more importantly, even if the raw facts are in Wikipedia, that doesn't mean it's expressed in the best possible way.
I greatly enjoy reading Knuth's work; his writing style is delightful. Reading Wikipedia is often dry and lifeless.
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Knuth himself wrote of his current work on Volume 4B that "There's stuff in here that isn't in Wikipedia yet!" :-)
So it's not true that everything is in Wikipedia, but even more importantly, even if the raw facts are in Wikipedia, that doesn't mean it's expressed in the best possible way.
I greatly enjoy reading Knuth's work; his writing style is delightful. Reading Wikipedia is often dry and lifeless.
Thanks for this. So you think there is room for books still in the sense of Knuth. That's encouraging. :)