29 Sep
2018
29 Sep
'18
6:03 p.m.
Warren wrote:
I would like to do some work on how the content
changed over time.
The result would be, for me, an interesting paper to read but somehow
I think the readership base would be limited :-)
"Critical editions", as they are known in literary circles,
garner wide respect if not wide readership. Go for it.
Incidentally the earliest diff programs I know about date
from about 1969. One was by Steve Johnson, specifically
for comparing comdecks--compressed assembler source. The
other arose in service of critical editions.
Doug