True confession: Brian Kernighan is my hero. (stories upon request)
In this talk, starting at about 41:45, he talks about the history of creating
the eqn, pic, grap "little languages".
I offer it for those who might want a sense of how groff wound up where it is
and why it survives.
Interestingly, Brian repeatedly says "troff's time has past".
For some of us, the response is "not for me".
Computer Science - Brian Kernighan on successful language design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg4U4r_AgJU
"How to succeed in language design without really trying."
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Mike Bianchi
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