TeX Hour: Thu 31 Mar: 6:30pm UK time: Christopher Alexander; I like TeX ...

[Jonathan Fine]

Hi

For tomorrow's TeX Hour, I suggest two topics.

The first topic is the life, work and influence of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander, who died earlier this month. Alexander was an architect, with a focus on design as a process. His work led to the use of design patterns in software.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/mar/29/christopher-alexander-obituary
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/arts/christopher-alexander-dead.html

The second topic is "I like TeX ...". All present with be asked to share what they like about TeX, broadly understood. This includes Metafont, Computer Modern, LaTeX, tikz, MathJax and so forth.

Note: Both the UK and USA are on Summer Time. UK Time Now: https://time.is/UK.
Date and time: Thursday 24 March, 6:30 to 7:30pm UK time.
Zoom URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/78551255396?pwd=cHdJN0pTTXRlRCtSd1lCTHpuWmNIUT09

Last week: LaTeXML and the arXiv: Bruce Miller and Deyan Ginev
https://youtu.be/pOSwI6fIpF4

Christopher Alexander: “I am trying to make a building which is like a smile on a person’s face.”

Jonathan