31 May
2014
31 May
'14
10:03 p.m.
Norman Wilson scripsit:
(To me, anyway. Back in the 1980s, when I was at Bell
Labs,
SP&E published a paper by Don Knuth discussing all the many
bugs found in TeX, including some statistical analysis. I
thought it fascinating and revealing and think reading it
made me a better programmer. Rob Pike thought it was terribly
boring and shouldn't have been published. Decidedly different
viewpoints.)
I agree that "The Errors of TeX" was an excellent article. Mr. Pike is
well-known to be, mmmm, easily bored. On the other hand, his sense of
humor isn't to everyone's taste, either.
--
John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan(a)ccil.org
Even the best of friends cannot attend each others' funeral.
--Kehlog Albran, The Profit