>Congrats to Avi Wigderson for winning the Knuth Prize. When I was asked to write a supporting nomination letter, my first suggestion was to submit a blank sheet of paper—since for anyone in theoretical computer science, there’s nothing that needs to be said about why Avi should win any awards we have. I hope Avi remains a guiding light of our community for many years to com
My exact sentiments. This isn't adding anything of value as an HN comment but I just wanted to share my appreciation of this book as well as my frustration that there are only 24 hours in a day...
On days like this, I'm always tempted to drop all my current courses and just spend the time reading a book.