#WritersCoffeeClub Dec 23: What's a facet of the modern era of writing for which you're thankful?

Lemme just gush about a hero. Donald Knuth. In 1978, this computer scientist decided he wanted to write a series of books and that wordprocessors sucked.

So he invented: TeX, the type-setting engine. Then DVI as a better print format, for the engine. And also better line wrapping with the Knuth-Plass line-breaking algorithm. And then Metafont for better font definitions and rendering.