Knuth on Tools

The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of successful work.

— Donald Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming Vol. II, §4.2.2A

This is the dual of "only a poor craftsmen blames his tools." See John D. Cook on this dichotomy here and here.

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