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Let's Write a PostScript Interpreter
2026-11-14A discussion around writing a PostScript interpreter notes that the language’s stack-machine design is simple enough for hobby projects—including a PostScript Deflate decompressor—but that real implementations are made complex by graphics and font rendering, with Ghostscript’s speed drawing admiration. Commenters also share practical uses like editing PDFs and generating puzzles, while lamenting that PostScript expertise is often treated as just another embedded/software skill.
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