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It does seem that the OP constructs a bit of a strawman by claiming TeX's source code is too complicated for an average computer science graduate. I doubt even
by hugh-avherald 6y ago
It does seem that the OP constructs a bit of a strawman by claiming TeX's source code is too complicated for an average computer science graduate. I doubt even the top 5% of computer graduates could more readily understand the source code of most common programs.
- vincent-manis 6y agoWell, Knuth's programming style is idiosyncratic, to say the least. But in the early 80s, in advance of the publication of The TeXBook, I learned enough TeX from reading the literate source for TeX to put together a 100-page software manual. I don't really agree with Knuth's version of literate programming, but one can hardly fault the TeX source for being unreadable.