> Tables are neat to read but pretty annoying to write, especially in ASCII form They sure are annoying to write in a text editor, but the article does mention

> Tables are neat to read but pretty annoying to write, especially in ASCII form They sure are annoying to write in a text editor, but the article does mention built-in support for them in the Dr. Racket IDE/repl. Dr. Racket does seem like a very nice educational environment to learn some fundamentals of programming. In addition to text it can show images and tables, etc. I'm under the impression that it is used in some universities in conjunction with SICP or HTDP.