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Re:Ask HN: What's the state of the art for drawing math diag... by s1291 on Monday November 20, 2023 @03:49PM (#38354495)
Unfortunately, he passed away in 2022. I loved his blog posts.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the state of the art for drawing math diag... by sidnb13 on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:19PM (#38354970)
Wow, sorry to hear that. Came across his blog in 2021 and was instantly hooked. RIP
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Re:Ask HN: What's the state of the art for drawing math diag... by Beijinger on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:54PM (#38355449)
Do you know why he died? He must have been young.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the state of the art for drawing math diag... by RomanHauksson on Monday November 20, 2023 @10:21PM (#38358663)
From someone who apparently knew him personally^1:

> I just want to tell everyone that Gilles Castel, the incredible person that popularized this form of math note taking, has passed away. It's awesome to see that people still use his blog and keep his legacy alive. We lost him at a very young age. Thank you for this video.

On why:

> depression got the better of him.

:(

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOtM1mrWjUo&lc=UgyBCHtOu_8bl...

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Re:Ask HN: What's the state of the art for drawing math diag... by Beijinger on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:43AM (#38361509)
Probably suicide. This is very unfortunate.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the state of the art for drawing math diag... by KeplerBoy on Monday November 20, 2023 @06:04PM (#38356218)
Damn, I remember reading his blog post a few years back when I was an undergraduate procrastinating on lab reports. I was instantly in awe of his writing and latex skills.

RIP Gilles

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