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The Art of Computer Programming, an Uncommon card
The Art of Computer Programming is a comprehensive multi-volume monograph written by the computer scientist Donald Knuth presenting programming algorithms and their analysis.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
The Art of Computer Programming quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Art of Computer Programming card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
When Knuth began the ______ in 1962, he originally conceived of it as a single book with twelve chapters.
Answer
project. When Knuth began the project in 1962, he originally conceived of it as a single book with twelve chapters. From the The Art of Computer Programming article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
The Art of Computer Programming. The Art of Computer Programming 100,000 · Dhammapada 80,000 · Baburnama 56,000 · American Authors 41,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- As of 2026 it consists of published volumes 1, 2, 3, 4A, and 4B, with more expected to be released in the future.
- The Volumes 1–5 are intended to represent the central core of computer programming for sequential machines, the subjects of Volumes 6 and 7 are important but more specialized.
- When Knuth began the project in 1962, he originally conceived of it as a single book with twelve chapters.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Art of Computer Programming article was read about 100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get The Art of Computer Programming
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Text : Wikipedia, The Art of Computer Programming (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Addison-Wesley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
