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You’re not wrong but Knuth’s programs have very few bugs and do a shitload. “The reward for coding errors found in Knuth's TeX and Metafont programs (as distin
by richardw 2y ago
You’re not wrong but Knuth’s programs have very few bugs and do a shitload.
“The reward for coding errors found in Knuth's TeX and Metafont programs (as distinguished from errors in Knuth's books) followed an audacious scheme inspired by the wheat and chessboard problem,[10] starting at $2.56, and doubling every year until it reached $327.68.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_reward_check https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_reward_check