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I'm confused as to why this piece was written using LaTeX.
by zatkin 10y ago
I'm confused as to why this piece was written using LaTeX.
- tnecniv 10y agoWhy? The LaTeX required to produce a PDF like that is no more complicated than your favorite format.
- omeid2 10y agoCompared to Markdown, LaTeX is extremly complex, in fact, isn't LaTeX is turning complete.
- detaro 10y agoIt is (some fun examples here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2968411/ive-heard-that-latex-is-turing-complete-are-there-any-programs-written-in-late https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2968411/ive-heard-that-l... ), but that's completely irrelevant to how complicated or not it was to create this document.
- robert_foss 10y agoIt's soo pretty.
- panzagl 10y agoI'm sure we'll see a 'Go vs LaTeX' post before the day is done...
- thewhitetulip 10y agoAnd I feel that it would also reach the front page :D
- jakerockland 10y agoBecause it's nice to learn how to use new tools? Hadn't used LaTeX before and saw this as a good learning opportunity for getting started. I'm confused as to what is wrong with writing this piece with LaTeX?
- anonfunction 10y agoI'm not who you're replying to but I was looking for some way to convert it to an html page. It's unfortunate that the only readable copy is the pdf since it cuts the code examples and renders poorly on my laptop.
- tnecniv 10y agoInteresting, it renders fine on mine (not OP).