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I have been using LaTeX since 1987 or thereabouts and have been on the LaTeX3 team since before we released LaTeX2e. I also show up in related fields, I'm an editor of the MathML spec for example.

I am employed by NAG Ltd, but any opinions expressed here are personal.

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How can I explain the meaning of LaTeX to my grandma?
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Why is \[ ... \] preferable to $$ ... $$?
Sep 2, 2012
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What are the most common mistakes that beginners of (La)TeX and Friends make?
Oct 21, 2013
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Drawbacks of xspace
Dec 11, 2012
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When to use \par and when \\, \newline, or blank lines
Nov 14, 2012
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Underscores in words (text)
Mar 19, 2012
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What are penalties and which ones are defined?
Apr 9, 2012
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Use LaTeX to simulate old typewriter written texts
Dec 15, 2016
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No hyphen for a word
Aug 17, 2012
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What is the meaning of \fussy, \sloppy, \emergencystretch, \tolerance, \hbadness?
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Goodbye, Prettify. Hello highlight.js! Swapping out our Syntax Highlighter

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