> As “TeX macros” wasn't designed or intended as a full-fledged programming language, we can see the effects today.
Making them Turing complete was a conscious decision, though a reluctant one:
> Guy Steele began lobbying for more capabilities early on, and I [Knuth] put many such things into the second version of TEX, TEX82, because of his urging.
Making them Turing complete was a conscious decision, though a reluctant one:
> Guy Steele began lobbying for more capabilities early on, and I [Knuth] put many such things into the second version of TEX, TEX82, because of his urging.
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