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Dec 12, 2019 at 01:46
Why are papers still primarily distributed as PDFs? It seems to be easier to generate a PDF from HTML than the reverse. I'm a big fan of arxiv-vanity but it's awkward reading other papers in handheld devices.

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Jan 13, 2018 at 23:41
I'm coming to the conclusion that CS papers need to be printed. They don't suit ereaders (PDFs don't reflow), they're too small on smartphones and I find a laptop less portable. I suppose the clue is in the name!
Sep 20, 2017 at 21:56
All the papers from the <Programming> 2017 conference have freely available PDFs! https://2017.programming-conference.org/track/programming-2017-papers Well worth your time.
‹Programming› 2017 - Research Papers - ‹Programming› 2017
The Research Papers track features presentations from authors of papers accepted at the upcoming The Art, Science, and Engineering of Programming journal. Interested authors should submit their papers to that journal, and choose this year’s Program Chair (Crista Lopes) as the handling editor for their papers. In order to present at ‹Programming› 2017, papers must be submitted to either one of the first two issues of that journal. See Important Dates.
Mar 1, 2014 at 10:21
Turns out you can even read PDFs from Emacs. You rarely need to leave the comfort of your lisp environment!