Re: [groff] Brian Kernighan on the evoution of eqn, pic, grap, into troff

[John Gardner]

*> Interestingly, Brian repeatedly says "troff's time has past".*

Oh? We'll see about that. =)


On 5 May 2018 at 07:39, Mike Bianchi <address@hidden> wrote:

> True confession:  Brian Kernighan is my hero.  (stories upon request)
>
> In this talk, starting at about 41:45, he talks about the history of
> creating
> the eqn, pic, grap "little languages".
> I offer it for those who might want a sense of how groff wound up where it
> is
> and why it survives.
>
> Interestingly, Brian repeatedly says "troff's time has past".
> For some of us, the response is "not for me".
>
>         Computer Science - Brian Kernighan on successful language design
>         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg4U4r_AgJU
>
>         "How to succeed in language design without really trying."
>
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