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The MMIX Supplement - Supplement to The Art of Computer Programming Volumes 1, 2, 3 by Donald E. Knuth (Paperback)
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The MMIX Supplement: Supplement to The Art of Computer
ProgrammingVolumes 1, 2, 3 by Donald E. Knuth "I encourage serious
programmers everywhere to sharpen their skills by devouring this
book." -Donald E. Knuth In the first edition of Volume 1 of The Art
of Computer Programming, Donald E. Knuth introduced the MIX
computer and its machine language: a teaching tool that powerfully
illuminated the inner workings of the algorithms he documents.
Later, with the publication of his Fascicle 1, Knuth introduced
MMIX: a modern, 64-bit RISC replacement to the now-obsolete MIX.
Now, with Knuth's guidance and approval, Martin Ruckert has
rewritten all MIX example programs from Knuth's Volumes 1-3 for
MMIX, thus completing this MMIX update to the original classic.
Building on contributions from the international MMIXmasters
volunteer group, Ruckert fully addresses MMIX basic concepts,
information structures, random numbers, arithmetic, sorting, and
searching. In the preparation of this supplement, about 15,000
lines of MMIX code were written and checked for correctness; over a
thousand test cases were written and executed to ensure the code is
of the highest possible quality. The MMIX Supplement should be read
side by side with The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3, and
Knuth's Fascicle 1, which introduces the MMIX computer, its design,
and its machine language. Throughout, this supplement contains
convenient page references to corresponding coverage in the
original volumes. To further simplify the transition to MMIX,
Ruckert stayed as close as possible to the original-preserving
programming style, analysis techniques, and even wording, while
highlighting differences where appropriate. The resulting text will
serve as a bridge to the future, helping readers apply Knuth's
insights in modern environments, until his revised, "ultimate"
edition of The Art of Computer Programming is available. From
Donald E. Knuth's Foreword: "I am thrilled to see the present book
by Martin Ruckert: It is jam-packed with goodies from which an
extraordinary amount can be learned. Martin has not merely
transcribed my early programs for MIX and recast them in a modern
idiom. He has penetrated to their essence and rendered them anew
with elegance and good taste. His carefully checked code represents
a significant contribution to the art of pedagogy as well as to the
art of programming." Dr. Martin Ruckert maintains the MMIX home
page at mmix.cs.hm.edu. He is professor of mathematics and computer
science at Munich University of Applied Sciences in Munich,
Germany.
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