aki-nyan //nullptr::live @aki.lethalbit.net · May 1

Happy(?) to see that computer scientists have been struggling with spelling since the late 80's and it's not just me being stupid.

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Artemis Mog 🟦🟨🟧 · May 1

It's the same in engineering too. I think the word I've seen misspelled on drawings most frequently is "superseded" (usually as "superceded"). I've seen that one on a 1970s drawing for sure

XenXen(★XENIX) 💾♠ · May 1

cannot computer science without being a lil dyslexic, me thinks (i misspelled science 5 times trying to write that sentence)

aki-nyan //nullptr::live · May 1

For reference, this is in 'Mathematical Writing' by Knuth et. al.