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Good answer. TeX is an input language and is fairly good at what it does for mathematicians. From a programming language and systems point of view, it is an anc
by PaulTopping 10y ago
Good answer. TeX is an input language and is fairly good at what it does for mathematicians. From a programming language and systems point of view, it is an ancient, ad hoc mess. TeX could be used as a computer representation, but it fails for that purpose for lots of reasons, several of which you mention here.