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TEX: The Program, computers and typsetting/B

TEX: The Program, computers and typsetting/B

TEX: The Program, computers and typsetting/B Hardback - 1986 - 1st Edition

by Donald E. Knuth

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TEX: The Program (Computers & Typesetting, Volume B)

Donald E. Knuth Addison‑Wesley, 1986 ISBN 0201134373 / 9780201134377 Language: English

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Volume B of Knuth's Computers & Typesetting series presents the complete, literate‑programming source code of TEX, the typesetting system that transformed digital typography. Written in Knuth's WEB language, the book exposes TEX's algorithms, data structures, and design philosophy in a uniquely transparent and pedagogical form. It remains a landmark in literate programming, software documentation, and the history of digital typesetting. From the Hassan Aït‑Kaci technical library, reflecting his long‑standing engagement with formal systems, programming‑language design, and the intellectual lineage of literate programming.

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The Complete Source Code and Program Listing for TeX

Now, 35 years after the first edition, the leading worldwide experts on these systems have spent several months inspecting every page thoroughly. We now believe that every "i" has been properly dotted, every "t" has been properly crossed, and every bug has been properly exterminated.

Donald E. Knuth, creator of the exciting TeX computer typesetting system, has made available in this volume the fully documented program listing for TeX.

Readers who are already familiar with TeX and with its user's guide, The TeXbook, will find much of interest in the source code. Other readers interested in software development and in Knuth's programming style will find this a fascinating and instructive case study. Never before has a computer program of this size been spelled out so clearly and completely. Knuth presents all the algorithms and explains every detail of the TeX program, utilizing the WEB system of structured documentation that he developed as part of his TeX research project.

TeX: The Program is the second in a five-volume series on Computers and Typesetting, all authored by Knuth. This series presents the results of nearly a decade of innovative research on the problems of preparing publications of high quality.

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