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Care to name any?

I've seen software that academics write. It's no better than average. It's often cut-and-paste code, or these days AI slop. Software is a means to an end in academia, rarely a product in itself.

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I don't think we can rationally extrapolate anything from Knuth's career. His entirely CS presence is a pursuit of perfection unlike, well, anyone.
You read my mind...