Developers · Updated 10 Oct, 09:17 pm IST
Reader finds error; Knuth confirmed and sent reward check
Why it matters for readers: It's a neat example of academic tradition and how small confirmations from respected figures still carry meaning.
- The reader discovered an error in Knuth’s Computer Modern Typefaces and double-checked it before reporting.1
- Donald Knuth confirmed the error and sent the reader his customary reward check.1
- The error is on page 1, the very first word, of Volume E (Computer Modern Typefaces) in the Computers & Typesetting series.1
- The posted check is slightly censored and presented as a fantasy certificate from the fictional Bank of San Serriffe, since Knuth hasn’t been issuing real checks publicly for many years.1
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