ps.gz? It's 2015!
Paper is even older and people still use that.
The problem is...?
Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
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Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
#12ps.gz? It's 2015!
I am not sure how it is related to 2015. I actually prefer a ps file that I can render to a PDF easily instead a Javascript heavy messy website where everything is distracting you from the content. On the top of that Knuth invented Tex to be able to write scientific documentations with ease[1].
Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
#13ps.gz? It's 2015!
Well, he has accepted electronic versions of his book. It's unfortunate that all but the pdf versions don't meet his standards:
"Note: However, I have personally approved ONLY the PDF versions of these books. Beware of glitches in the ePUB and Kindle versions, etc., which cannot be faithful to my intentions because of serious deficiencies in those alternative formats."
I prefer electronic books simply because they take zero physical space in my apartment. I do wish we could fix the issues.
Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
#14ps.gz? It's 2015!
One click to download, two double-clicks (one for the gzip, one for the PS) to open on my Mac.
Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
#15ps.gz? It's 2015!
Well, he has accepted electronic versions of his book. It's unfortunate that all but the pdf versions don't meet his standards: "Note: However, I have personally approved ONLY the PDF versions of these books. Beware of glitches in the ePUB and Kindle versions, etc., which cannot be faithful to my intentions because of serious deficiencies in those alternative formats." I prefer electronic books simply because they ta…
To be fair, books on PDF are electronic books. Kindles don't handle them well, but tablets do.
Also, I agree with him! ePUB and Kindle markup/typesetting just don't look as good yet, and they certainly can't handle complex mathematics with any amount of grace.
Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
#16ps.gz? It's 2015!
One click to download, two double-clicks (one for the gzip, one for the PS) to open on my Mac.
Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
#17ps.gz? It's 2015!
Knuth uses vanilla TeX (which he wrote, btw). Also, the typesetting on the linked text is absolutely gorgeous. It looks much nicer than most LaTeX documents that I have seen. Wouldn't mind checking out the source.
Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
#18Chapter 7 will eventually fill at least four volumes . . . assuming that I'm able to remain healthy. Apparently TAOCP has a lot in common with the Wheel of Time. I have a ton of respect for these huge, decades-long, life-defining projects and the people who undertake them (Robert Caro's LBJ biography is another example.) So the end of this project always receding further into the distance makes me wistful, even if th…
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Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
#19ps.gz? It's 2015!
Knuth uses vanilla TeX (which he wrote, btw). Also, the typesetting on the linked text is absolutely gorgeous. It looks much nicer than most LaTeX documents that I have seen. Wouldn't mind checking out the source.
I've heard people say that TeX typesetting is so nice that people will do scientific research just so that they can publish papers using it.
Re: Current draft of The Art of Computer Programming pre-fascicle 6a [ps]
#20ps.gz? It's 2015!
Not sure why the parent is getting downvoted -- the ps.gz file lacks searchable text, which is a reasonable thing to expect in 2015. But, of course, the file is freely made available by Don Knuth, so all is forgiven :)