One of my top programming goals is to muster the courage to buy the complete "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald Knuth. Another is to actually read a few pages.
In the meantime, I enjoy keeping a journal of practical coding knowledge that I stumble upon. Two recent entries to the journal are JavaScriptβs variable and function hoisting and the happy ideal of monadic (or fewer) function arguments.
In all my projects, I prioritize speed and efficiency. Not only in the programβs namespace, but also in the programmerβs meatspace. When deadlineβs loom, Donald Knuthβs advice is never more relevant: βPremature optimization is the root of all evil.β
