Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!usc!chaph.usc.edu!aludra.usc.edu!ajayshah From: ajayshah@aludra.usc.edu (Ajay Shah) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Subject: Re: Info Req: WEB's history/popularity Message-ID: <10133@chaph.usc.edu> Date: 10 Jun 90 23:53:12 GMT References: Sender: news@chaph.usc.edu Distribution: comp.text.tex Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Lines: 14 In article kerce@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Kingsley F. Kerce) writes: >How popular is WEB? What well-known programs have been written using ... >since Knuth's publishing? Why am I asking so many questions? Why did Knuth use Web? He's a smart guy, and not likely to be flaky, so why Web? Knowing him, aren't you surprised he didn't just go off and define a language he felt convenient to him? But what the hell is Web anyway? If it's a language then why translate to C? Why shouldn't I ask so many questions? I question therefore I am (ack! someone just cut me off) _______________________________________________________________________________ Ajay Shah, (213)747-9991, ajayshah@usc.edu The more things change, the more they stay insane. _______________________________________________________________________________