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kangalioo
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Horrifying PDF Experiments
Yes, but why is a document format turning-complete in the first place
layer8
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Because it evolved to also be a client-side form fill-in & validation etc. format. It’s quite similar to Javascript use for HTML forms.
saagarjha
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It’s often hard to make it not be. Heck, the fonts themselves are probably Turing complete.
phreack
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You might enjoy this then!
https://www.gwern.net/Turing-complete
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