In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words

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Tony KruegerMicrosoft Wordprogramming historyobituaryred squiggles

Author: saikatsg

Date: 6/23/2026

Article Summary:
The article is a tribute to Tony Krueger, a software engineer who worked on various versions of Microsoft Word and introduced the red and green squiggles to indicate potential misspellings.